Which school is the best for majoring in finance?

Question

Lehigh, Villanova, Bentley, Bryant, Quinnipiac, SUNY Binghamton, Hofstra, and Pace.

Answer 1

I assume that you want to know which is best for undergraduates. I wouldn't recommend any of those schools for finance on a graduate level. Of the schools that you mention, Lehigh, Villanova and then Bentley are the best for finance. All are excellent schools on the undergraduate level.

The very best undergraduate schools for finance are not on your list. They are Wharton, MIT, Berkeley, Michigan, Virginia and NYU. These schools are more difficult to get into than the ones on your list.

If these schools I mentioned are out of your league, you might want to consider some of the better State universities -- particularly those in the Big Ten, Texas and Maryland.

Answer 2

Villanova. A business magazine, BusinessWeek ranks Villanova's undergrad business program at #12 for 2007 Lehigh is #20 on that list. Binghamton is #74 and the other schools arent even on there.

Answer 3

Yes. And it's probably a good idea. I had the same thought. Half way through law school I realized that what I liked most about law was the research and debate. They call those people paralegals. They don't get the big bucks like lawyers do. I also realized that lawyers, like emergency room doctors don't see happy people. They work with people with all maner of problems from personal to criminal. They are always getting people out of trouble, often the same person, the same problem repeatedly. I gave up on it for that reason. I make more money in finance than I would as a paralegal. Not everyone is Erin Brockovich.

Answer 4

Probably Lehigh or Villanova.
Syracuse is very good as well, and about the same prestige-wise as the other schools you just listed.