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Career Paths

Graduates of the Master's Program in Finance are well qualified for any position that requires advanced analytical skills, thoughtful decision-making and effective communication. Building on the strengths of Claremont McKenna College in economics, finance and accounting, it is anticipated that graduate students will join leading public and private institutions on a fast-track to leadership and management positions in various sectors of the financial services industry, corporate finance and consulting. In particular, graduates of this Program are well prepared to excel in:

  • Asset Management
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Banking
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Banking
  • Financial Planning
  • Fund Management
  • Investment Banking
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Private Wealth Management
  • Ratings
  • Real Estate
  • Risk Management
  • Sales and Trading
  • Valuation
  • Venture Capital

Additionally, the Robert Day School recognizes that the advanced leadership and finance skills of the graduate students can contribute to a variety of arenas outside the financial services industry. As a result, the Director of External Relations will work individually with each graduate student to meet every aspect of their employment goal.

RDS maintains connections with the following organizations that have previously employed students:

Investment Banking and Trading

Banc of America Securities
Barclays Global Investments
CIBC World Markets
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Goldman Sachs
Houlihan Lokey
Jefferies
Lazard Ltd.
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
Montgomery & Co.
Piper Jaffray
Strategic Equity Group
UBS

Consulting

Analysis Group
Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group
Deloitte Consulting
LECG
McKinsey & Company
Mercer
Monitor Consulting
NERA Economic Consulting
Navigant

Asset Management & Hedge Funds

Cambridge Associates
Capital Group
Cascade Investment
Citadel Investment Group
Legg Mason
Oakmont Corporation
PIMCO
Prudential Financial
Public Financial Management
Taconic Capital
Trust Company of the West
Union Bank
Western Asset Management Company

Accounting

Deloitte & Touche
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Nonprofit/Government

Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
RAND Corporation
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of State

Corporations

American Express
Boeing
Cummins, Inc.
Google
IDS Real Estate Group
Intel
Kendall-Jackson Winery
NBC Universal
Standard & Poor's
Yahoo!
Wells Fargo