Bachelor's in Finance

Become a skilled financial manager with our finance degree

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance (120 credits)

The sky’s the limit for careers in the financial industry with the finance bachelor degree at Davenport University. The finance degree at Davenport holds specialized accreditation through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) so you know you’re receiving high-quality, innovative instruction. You can also earn a financial planning specialty that’s registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board). In fact, our BBA finance qualifies for our Employment Guarantee.

When you major in finance, you’ll learn from professors who hold the finance certifications you may be seeking, such as the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Certified Financial Analyst (CFA). These industry-experienced experts will help you build a solid business foundation and connect course concepts to experiences you may encounter in your future career.

At Davenport, you can earn an online finance degree through our Global Campus — or take in-person courses on our campuses in Warren and Grand Rapids. Whether you choose to learn online or on campus, you’ll gain important connections through internships, job fairs, competitions and other networking experiences. 

What can you do with a finance degree? 

When you major in finance at Davenport University, you’ll be setting yourself up for a broad range of jobs with a degree in finance. You’ll learn how to be an adept financial manager who can effectively and ethically drive financial decision-making as well as lead wealth creation and business growth for any organization. Choose Davenport’s financial planning specialty as part of your finance degree and you can go on to earn important finance certifications that qualify you to be a financial advisor. 

Explore classes for Davenport’s finance bachelor degree

Through rigorous and relevant coursework that was developed with an advisory board of finance industry leaders, you’ll build knowledge in budgeting, data analysis, investments, international business and internal controls. As part of your finance bachelor degree, you can choose a specialty focus in financial planning that’s registered with the CFP Board. After you complete your specialty courses, you’ll be eligible to sit for the CFP exam without the lengthy application process of nonregistered programs. And when you pass the CFP exam, you’ll be qualified to be a financial planner.