Considering the CFA? Check out Partner Schools
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If you’re wondering whether you should pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential in place of the more traditional MBA, you may want to work toward both at a CFA partner school.
Passing the series of CFA exams demonstrates that you have the technical skills to succeed in asset or investment management, specifically in the field of investment banking. Getting your MBA prepares you for a broad range of challenges in the business world, especially the so called ‘softer’, yet crucially important leadership and people skills.
The MBA and CFA are actually quite complimentary designations. This is why the CFA Institute has created specialized resources to help university offer the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) as part of their business programs. The following North American colleges and universities currently offer CBOK curriculum.
Northeast
- Baruch College, The City University of New York, Executive MS in Financial Statement Analysis and Securities Valuation
- Boston University, Master of Science in Investment Management
- Cornell University, MBA Program at the Johnson School of Management University of North
- University of Pittsburgh, MBA with Concentration in Finance Program
- Fordham University, Bachelor of Science in Finance
- University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science, Major in Finance
Southeast
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Master of Business Administration
- University of Richmond, BS in Finance
- Carolina at Chapel Hill, Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Investment Management
- University of Virginia, B.S. in Commerce with a Concentration in Finance
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Finance Master of Science in Finance
- Virginia Tech, BS in Finance
Midwest
- University of Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business, Major in Finance
- University of Missouri at Columbia, Bachelor of Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, CFA Track within the Finance Major
- Creighton University, Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Marquette University, Applied Investment Management Program
- Michigan State University, Bachelor of Arts in Finance MBA Program
- Saint Louis University, John Cook School of Business, Bachelor of Science in Finance, Financial Analyst Track
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Master of Business Administration, Applied Securities Analysis Program
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Master of Science in Finance
West
- University of San Francisco, MS in Financial Analysis
- University of Southern California, MBA
- Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance Major with Investments Emphasis
Canada
- Concordia University, Goodman Institute of Investment Management MBA Program
- Université de Sherbrooke, M.Sc. in Finance
- Université Laval, Bachelor of Administration with Finance Major MBA Finance
