Finance makes the business world go around.
Tippie’s BBA in finance is a total immersion in finding, following, managing, and making money.
You make some money. You save it in a bank. The bank lends the money to a business. The business uses it to build a factory and pay employees. The employees save their pay in a bank, and the cycle starts again. Every part of that cycle—where to get money, how to invest money, how much to price and pay for things so that your business (or your household) stays in business—involves a financial decision. The bankers, brokers, analysts, and planners who make those decisions studied finance, just like you.
Success in finance is fundamental
The value of an investment opportunity—a company, a piece of real estate, an entire market—is all about the underlying fundamentals. With Tippie’s BBA in finance, you’ll understand those fundamentals like the back of your hand. And with experiences like the Krause Fund, in which you‘ll manage a stock portfolio worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, you’ll know how to apply those fundamentals like a pro.
Want to see the courses you could take as a finance major? Check out the finance academic plan.
By the numbers
Finance alums employed or in grad school
Average starting salary for finance grads
Value of Tippie's student-managed fund
Tippie grads advancing in finance
Tippie finance grads are making a name for themselves in real estate, investment banking, hedge fund management, and a host of other fields. And the networking and internship opportunities provided by the Vaughan Institute and the Hawkinson Institute have helped them achieve an almost 100% employment rate.
Unlocking long-term career growth with an MBA
After college, Sarah Nauman (PMBA17) landed a job with Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis, adding several years of financial advising experience—including a promotion—to her resume. But she eyed her return to Des Moines. After researching companies, she recognized how an MBA would unlock her long-term career growth.
While working for Voya Financial in Des Moines, she enrolled in Iowa’s Professional MBA Program, taking advantage of PreMBA status to get her feet wet.
Halfway through the Professional MBA Program, Principal Global Investors recruited her. Now, as a Principal internal investment consultant, she’s stepped up to fill a marketing gap on her team while earning the credentials to back it up.
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Hawkinson Institute
Dedicated to getting students career-ready for jobs in investment banking—open to finance and accounting majors.
Financial Management Association
Financial Management Association (FMA) is all about giving students the opportunity to learn about careers within the financial services industry. We connect you with people that love to talk finance and help you find your niche within the industry.
Vaughan Institute
Preparing students for beneficial careers both in corporate risk management and insurance—one of the state’s largest industries.
The Krause Fund blends academic rigor with real-world experience by providing University of Iowa finance students an opportunity to manage an endowed equity portfolio. Undergraduate students enrolled in Applied Equity Valuation manage the fund. The course exposes students to the valuation techniques and analytical tools employed by analysts.
What better way to spend your winter break than expanding your education in London. This two-week program will give you a glimpse into how Londoners live and the way business functions in one of the financial centers of the world.
HawkTrade
HawkTrade Stock Investment Club meets weekly to discuss investment strategies, market news, and share stock opinions. From finance to engineering and from beginners to those who trade options and derivatives, members of HawkTrade vary greatly in their chosen majors and experiences. We highly recommend that all students attend a meeting to experience everything that HawkTrade has to offer.