Finance: Invest in Your Future
With hands-on experience provided by Walton College's Global Markets Financial Trading Center, coupled with our student-managed investment funds and experienced faculty and corporate connections, Walton College finance majors are given the competitive edge they need in this dynamic field.
Academic Programs
The study of finance opens doors to meaningful and rewarding career options in a wide range of industries. Often seen as a launching pad for high achievement in other fields, a finance degree most notably prepares students for careers in banking, investment management, insurance and real estate.
Finance Undergraduate Program
Bachelor’s Degree
Whether a student intends to be a finance specialist or a generalist, financial markets and corporate finance are elemental building blocks of business.
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Finance Graduate Programs
Master's Degree and Ph.D Program
The Walton MBA with a concentration in finance will develop the skills you'll need to specialize in financial management, advisement, and analysis.
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Mandatory Retirement Savings Sentiment
Honors student Sarah Brasche and thesis adviser Tim Yeager assess the effects from mandatory retirement contributions for U of A employees.
Alumni Donate Barron’s in Education Program to Walton College Students, Faculty and Staff
Douglas Jackson Jr. and John Engskov, Walton College alumni, are providing complimentary online subscriptions to Barron’s financial magazine for Walton College students, faculty and staff!
U of A Offers New Finance Graduate Degree in Fall 2020
The Walton College is offering a Master of Science degree in Finance starting in fall 2020, and applications are being accepted.
Garrison Financial Institute
The establishment of GFI was made possible through a generous $2 million gift from the Garrison Family to help build a nationally competitive financial services industry in the State of Arkansas. An additional $2 million was provided through the Matching Gift Program, made possible by the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation's $300 million gift to the University of Arkansas. Both grants help support investment research, and fund the Garrison Financial Institute.
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The Global Financial Market Center is a state-of-the -art classroom where our ever-more technologically astute students can learn about finance using cutting edge software and real-time market data.
The center is equipped with 60 computer workstations, an electronic ticker displaying stock prices, trading simulation software, and a Bloomberg terminal providing real-time and historical financial data.
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