Finance at Notre Dame
Build Your Finance Career At Notre Dame
Finance drives business decision-making, and Mendoza’s MBA program provides the expertise and hands-on experience needed to excel in this competitive field. With a combination of specialized coursework, hands-on experiences, and an extensive network, you’ll gain the technical and strategic skills needed to excel in the fast-paced finance industry.
Whether you’re pursuing corporate finance, investment banking, commercial banking, or investment management, Mendoza offers a comprehensive approach that prepares you for leadership roles at top global firms. Notre Dame MBAs have successfully launched careers with industry giants such as Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Barclays.
30%
MBA Class of 2023 went into Financial Services
$225K Investment Banking
median salary plus bonus for MBA Class of 2023
275+
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Notre Dame offers a well-rounded foundation in business, with specialized expertise in financial leadership. The MBA program provides flexibility with targeted majors and minors, allowing you to tailor your education to your career aspirations in corporate finance, investment management, and more.
MBA Curriculum
At Mendoza, you'll gain hands-on experience through finance consulting projects during events like Grow Irish Week, where you'll tackle real business challenges in corporate finance, investment strategy, and financial analysis. Additionally, the Applied Investment Management (AIM) course offers the opportunity to manage a live portfolio, conduct equity research, and engage with industry leaders in major financial hubs like New York, Chicago, or Boston.
MBA Experiential Learning
At Mendoza, your network is a powerful asset. The student-led Finance & Investments Club connects you with industry professionals through case competitions, guest speakers, and networking events with alumni and finance leaders. Our Career Development team provides personalized coaching, company treks, and exclusive networking opportunities to help you navigate the competitive finance industry. Together, these resources give you the insights, connections, and support needed to secure top roles in investment banking, corporate finance, and beyond.
"The Mendoza network was invaluable throughout my internship recruitment. The level of support I received from alumni from day one ultimately enabled me to achieve my desired career outcome in investment banking."KYLE GRBA MBA '22, INVESTMENT BANKING ASSOCIATE, ROBERT W. BAIRD
Finance Career Opportunities
The field of finance has a wealth of career opportunities. Find the path that’s right for you:
Corporate finance is the division of finance that deals with how corporations approach funding sources, capital structuring, and investment decisions. Corporate finance is primarily concerned with maximizing shareholder value through long and short-term financial planning and the implementation of various strategies. Activities range from capital investment decisions to investment banking.
Companies hiring corporate finance professionals include Amazon, American Airlines, EcoLab, McDonald’s, P&G and USAA.
Commercial banking focuses on providing clients with credit products: term loans, revolving lines of credit, syndicated facilities, cash management services and other fixed-income products. Credit analysts or account managers deliver financial advice and solutions tailored to clients’ needs to help them grow their business, buy new equipment, secure working capital, and navigate day-to-day banking.
Companies hiring for commercial banking professionals include Bank of America, Capital One Financial, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.
The investment banking division (IBD) of an investment bank helps governments, corporations, and institutions raise capital and complete mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The IBD is further divided into industry groups such as TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications), enabling analysts to become experts within a field.
Companies hiring investment bankers include Guggenheim Partners, Lazard Middle Market, Morgan Stanely, RW Baird and UBS.
An investment portfolio manager (PM) oversees the management of investment portfolios for their clients. Clients include pension funds, banks, hedge funds, wealth management firms, insurance companies, charitable foundations, and family offices. The PM is responsible for maintaining the proper asset mix and investment strategy that suits the client’s needs.
Companies hiring investment managers include Allen Mooney & Barnes, Blue Point Capital Partners, BNY Mellon, Boyne Capital Partners, Capital Markets Trading, Citadel LLC and CJS Securities.
