Career Roadmap - Financial Services
The Financial Services Career Cluster encompasses careers in managing and advising financial transactions, including banking, lending, corporate finance, debt management, accounting, insurance and real estate. These careers contribute to economic stability and growth by supporting the financial health of individuals and organizations.
Roadmap Categories
- Accounting
- Banking & Credit
- Financial Strategy & Investments
- Insurance
- Real Estate
Majors
- Applied Mathematics
- Economics
- International Relations
- Mathematics
- Policy Studies
Minors
- Accounting
- Business
- Citizenship and Civic Engagement
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
- Finance
- Global Political Economy
- Global Security Studies
- Healthcare Management
- Mathematics
- Policy Studies
- Real Estate
- Strategic Management
- ACC 151 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
- CRS 325 - Presentational Speaking
- ECN 305 - Economics of Personal Finance
- ECN 367 - Economics of Globalization
- ECN 443 - Real Estate Economic and Finance
- FIN 301 - Essentials of Finance
- IST 195 - Information Technology
- MAT 183 - Elements of Modern Mathematics
- MAT 221 - Elementary Probability and Statistics I
- PSC 355 - International Political Economy
- PST 367 - Smart Cities and Urban Policy
- WRT 307 - Advanced Writing Studio: Professional
- Environment, Sustainability, and Policy
- Health Humanities
- Alpha Kappa Psi (Alpha Omicron chapter) and Delta Sigma Pi (Xi Tau chapter)
- Association for Women in Mathematics
- Economics Student Association
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Investment Club
- Slice Consulting
- The Real Estate Club at SU
- Fellowships in Financial Services
- Internships in Financial Roles
- LaunchPad
- Maxwell in Washington: Intern with World Bank
- Seek Financial Related Roles in Campus Organizations
- Shaw Center
- Stocks & Finance Immersion Trip
- Study Abroad in World Leading Financial Cities
- Winston Fisher Seminar
- Alumni Connections
- Ask Orange Alumni
- Faculty Advisor/Mentor
- Maxwell School LinkedIn Page
- Professional Associations
- The Women's Network (SU Club)
- Customer Service Representative
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Planner
- Insurance Claims Adjuster
- Investment Analyst
- ONET Job Titles
Finance Career Cluster (onetonline.org)
- Private Equity Researcher
- Real Estate Agent
- Bloomberg Product Certification
- LinkedIn Learning
- MS Excel Certification
- Whitman Industry Readiness & Excellence (WIRE) Initiative
- Commercial Banks
- Hedge Funds
- Insurance Firms
- Mortgage Banks
- Real Estate Firms
- Regulatory Agencies
- Treasury Department
- Firsthand through Handshake
- 4+1
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Science - Finance
- Master of Science - Statistics
- Handshake Label: CAS|MAX Financial Services
(85) Postings | Handshake (joinhandshake.com)
- Find Your Next Finance Job
Finance Jobs, Banking and Tech Jobs - USA - eFinancialCareers
- icrunchdata
- FPA Job Board
- American Association of Finance and Accounting
- Great for Arts & Sciences and Maxwell Handshake Collection
- Insurance Information Institute
- National Association for Business Economics
- SIMFA
- The American Finance Association
The American Finance Association, publishers of the Journal of Finance (afajof.org)
- The Association of Financial Professional
These are suggested options. All content listed can be used as a guide to explore different career pathways. It is recommended students make an appointment with their academic and career advisor to discuss options that work best for them.
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