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Turn your knack for numbers into a career shaping how businesses and people manage money. At EIU, you'll manage real investment portfolios, work toward globally respected credentials like the CFA and CFP, and graduate ready for a 95% job placement rate.

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Degree Level
Bachelor of Science in Business
Delivery
In Person
Time to Degree
8 Semesters
Credit Hours
120 Total, 77 in Major
Careers
Executives, Officers, General, Managers
Finance students at EIU

Why Study Finance at EIU?

  • Prepare for respected professional credentials: EIU's finance curriculum connects with CFA and CFP standards and helps prepare students for professional certification.
  • Explore a wide range of finance careers: Build knowledge in investments, banking, corporate finance, real estate, insurance, risk management and financial planning.
  • Develop in-demand analytical skills: Strengthen your ability to interpret data, conduct research, solve problems and make informed financial decisions.
  • Learn with career preparation in mind: Build practical spreadsheet, quantitative and financial analysis skills you can take into the workplace.
  • Turn your degree into your next step: Finance graduates pursue careers across the industry or continue their education after graduation.
"I chose EIU because they gave me the opportunity to get a higher education at a lower cost than other schools. I also enjoy the small campus and small classrooms that allow for more personal connections with professors and students."
Deonte Williams
Class of 2025, Finance major
Deonte Williams, Finance at EIU

Hands-On Experience

  • Manage real investments: Advanced finance students help oversee a $1 million investment portfolio for the EIU Foundation.
  • Compete on a national stage: Put your investment knowledge to work in national finance competitions such as G.A.M.E. and R.I.S.E.
  • Join the Student Investment Society: Help manage a student-run portfolio through weekly meetings open to students from any major.
  • Build experience employers can see: Trades, research reports, presentations and competitions give you concrete work to discuss in interviews.
  • Practice professional frameworks: Apply concepts aligned with CFA and CFP standards throughout your coursework.
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Hands-On Experience, Finance students at EIU

What You'll Learn

Are you interested in managing money and other resources? Do you like to work with numbers and with people? Are you analytical and a creative thinker? Then you should consider a major and career in finance, the area of business that studies how individuals, businesses, and other organizations allocate and use financial and other resources.

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$70,704
Median Salary 4 Years After Graduation

Career Outcomes

  • Chief Executives
  • Chief Sustainability Officers
  • General & Operations Managers
  • Financial Managers
  • Treasurers & Controllers
  • Investment Fund Managers
  • Compensation, Benefits, & Job…
  • Appraisers of Personal & Business…
  • Budget Analysts
  • Credit Analysts

Career Insights

Job Outlook ★ Bright Outlook Openings · Grow Rapidly
Preparation Needed Considerable (4/5)
Personality Fit Enterprising

Connect With Us

Dr. Crystal Lin
Professor
cylin@eiu.edu
3026 Lumpkin Hall
217-581-2227
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Nicholas Robinson
Bertrand P. Holley Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics, Associate Professor of Accountancy and Law
nrobinson@eiu.edu
3617
217-581-3026
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Billy Panther
Head of Panther Pride
Old Main
217-581-2223
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