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:

  • Financial Analyst
  • Investment Analyst
  • Risk Manager
  • Budget Analyst
  • Financial Planning
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Actuary
  • Research Analyst
  • Economics Loss Specialist
  • Appraiser
  • Mortgage Broker
  • Real Estate Developer

Companies That Have Hired Huntsman Finance Students

  • Goldman Sachs
  • Intermountain Healthcare
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Zions Bank
  • Woodbury Corporation
  • PEG Development Company
  • Colmena Group
  • Leavitt Partners
  • Mass Mutual
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Wells Fargo
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Lansing Trade Group
  • Koch Industries
  • Rent Dynamics
  • S&P Global
  • US Bank
  • Wasatch Group
  • Equity Methods
  • Allegis Financial Partners
  • BREX
  • Sorenson Impact
  • GE Healthcare
  • Farm Bureau Financial Services
  • Nelson Partners
  • Hill Air Force Base Contracting

Finance Student Clubs

Meet a Finance Alum

Brooke Gunnell

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!

Career Development Services

Nicole Barfuss

Nicole Barfuss

Career Specialist

nicole.barfuss@usu.edu
EBB 309

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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.

Emphasis Options:

An emphasis is not required.

  • Quantitative Finance: This emphasis focuses on the quantitative side of finance through the use of mathematical models and data. Potential coursework includes econometrics, financial modeling, financial markets, and machine learning. This emphasis prepares students for a wide array of career options, .some of which include: financial engineering, derivatives trading, asset management, risk management, financial analyst, quantitative analyst, investment banking, and credit analyst. Some students with this emphasis also pursue additional education in degree programs such as a Masters of Financial Economics, Masters of Financial Engineering, Masters of Finance, or Ph.D. in Finance.

Admission Requirements

To complete a degree in finance, students must first meet the admission requirements for the degree and be admitted into the degree program. Admission Requirements and Policies

Major Requirements

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 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.

Current Four Year Plan

Academic Advising

Tyler Ayotte

Tyler Ayotte

Advisor last names A-K

tyler.ayotte@usu.edu
435.797.2272
EBB 309

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Deeanna Price

Deeanna Price

Advisor last names L-Z

deeanna.price@usu.edu
435.797.2272
Eccles Business Building 309

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Statewide Campus Advising

Students pursuing a distance education major must contact the advisors at their specific location.

Statewide Campus Advisors

Available Locations


  • Logan Main Campus