Finance Major
A degree in finance affords a variety of career opportunities. Degree programs are extremely customizable with many elective courses to choose from. We let you build the degree that makes the most sense for you and your career objectives. Financial career options include quantitatively intense work, sales-oriented positions, customer service focused positions, analyst positions, research-oriented work, and government jobs. An emphasis in quantitative finance is available with the major.
Career Opportunities
Students with a degree in finance often pursue the following career paths:
- Actuary
- Appraiser
- Budget Analyst
- Claims Adjuster
- Economics Loss Specialist
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning
- Investment Analyst
- Mortgage Broker
- Real Estate Developer
- Research Analyst
- Risk Manager
Companies That Have Hired Huntsman Finance Students
- Allegis Financial Partners
- BlackRock
- BREX
- Bridge Capital
- Colmena Group
- Equity Methods
- Evercore
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Fidelity Investments
- GE Healthcare
- Goldman Sachs
- Hill Air Force Base Contracting
- Intermountain Healthcare
- JP Morgan
- Koch Industries
- Lansing Trade Group
- Leavitt Partners
- Mass Mutual
- Moodys
- Morgan Stanley
- Nelson Partners
- Northwestern Mutual
- Partners Group
- PEG Development Company
- Pike Street Capital
- Rent Dynamics
- S&P Global
- Sorenson Impact
- US Bank
- Wasatch Group
- Wells Fargo
- Woodbury Corporation
- Zions Bank
Finance Student Clubs
Meet a Finance Alum
Looking back on my experience at Huntsman, what stands out to me the most isn't the technical training I received but rather learning how to holistically think about companies, investments, and the factors contributing to their success or failure....Overall, Huntsman increased my capacity for critical thinking, which has benefited me more than any other skill in my career to date.
— Brooke Gunnell, Finance Major '19, Investment Analyst at Partners Group
Career Development
At the Huntsman School, we believe in empowering our students to own their education and their careers. Career development opportunities start from the first day at the Huntsman School and continue throughout one's professional life.
Our professional career specialists are equipped with all the tools necessary to help you with interview prep, professional networking, job searching, and so much more!
New Career Development Specialist coming soon. Until then, please meet with one of our other specialists for assistance
Curriculum
- Students will receive a BS by completing all required courses in their major. To receive a BA, students must also gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages.
Major Requirements
- University Studies Requirements (General Education and Depth Requirements): A group of “general” courses required for each student to fulfill in order to graduate. These courses teach a broad range of skills, knowledge, and values that prepare students for success in their majors and in their personal and professional lives after graduation. Most students complete their University Studies requirements by their junior year.
- Huntsman Core Requirements (Business Acumen): a group of entry level courses required for every Huntsman major. These courses ensure that each Huntsman student begins their business career with an understanding of fundamental business principles.
- Finance Major Requirements: A group of upper-level courses required to fulfill a respective major. These courses teach skills specific to the area of study in order for students to become specialized in their chosen field.
Requirement Sheets
When you declare a major and are admitted into a program, your major requirements are set and protected from changes. The date you are admitted into a program determines your catalog year and your set of requirements. The major requirement sheets listed below match up with the requirements for each catalog year. Begin by selecting the requirement sheet that matches the catalog year you declared (or plan to declare) your major.
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2025)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2024)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2022)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2021)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2020)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2019)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2018)
Requirement sheet (Eff. Fall 2017)
Sample 4-Year Plan
The sample four-year plan below is designed to help students plan a course of study to complete their degree program in four years. The sample plan is subject to changed and will vary based on catalog year and course work already completed by each student (placement tests, AP/CLEP credit, transfer work, summer school, etc.).
The plan is an example of how students may plan their own course of study by taking 15 credits per semester, and interweaving of their General Education requirements with their major requirements, to finish in four years. It is important to remember that some GE and major requirements overlap. If a course can be counted for both GE and the major, then students can take more electives to fulfill their overall degree credit requirements.
Academic Advising
Mikenna Abplanalp
Advisor last names M-Z
mikenna.abplanalp@usu.edu
435.797.2272
Eccles Business Building 309
Statewide Campus Advising
Students pursuing a distance education major must contact the advisors at their specific location.
Available Locations
- Logan Main Campus
Internships
Internships bridge the classroom to career. Learn more about the Huntsman Internship Program.