Accounting & Financial Management - major

Our accounting majors regularly exceed national averages for passing the CPA exam on the first attempt, and most secure internships with top-tier accounting firms, often leading to job offers before senior year.

Many finance majors obtain internships that provide experience in fields such as investment banking, wealth management, portfolio analysis and corporate finance. Recent finance majors have launched careers at Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, TD Securities, Deloitte Consulting and ExxonMobil.

Would you like to graduate with experience equivalent to running a small investment company? Each year, select Bucknell seniors and second-semester juniors have the opportunity to be part of the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), which manages about $2 million in real University funds. This intensive capstone experience allows students to apply their knowledge of portfolio management, asset allocation, accounting, economics, business strategy and statistics. They also sharpen their negotiation, communications and leadership skills by working together closely to devise investment strategies and present their positions to a committee on the Board of Trustees. Graduates, who often go on to careers in financial services, frequently credit SMIF as their most powerful learning experience at Bucknell.

Student Story

The desire to transform the world inspired Helen Fish '21 to major in finance in Bucknell's Freeman College of Management — an industry she believes "impacts the lives of every single person, every day."

Helen is already becoming an agent of change within that industry. In summer 2019, she was chosen to take part in Girls Who Invest, a selective educational and work experience for undergraduates aiming to bring more women into financial management. As a mentor to younger students in Bucknell's Women in Finance club, she's also supporting other undergraduate women seeking to break into the industry.

"The more I've explored the financial field," she says, "the more I've realized that nothing can exist without it."

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