Financial and Investment Analysts

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

$101,910

Median Annual Pay

Jobs growth:

+6% projected 2024–2034

Bachelor's degree

Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Financial analysts spend their days studying financial data, market trends, and economic conditions to help companies and investors make smart money decisions. They examine financial statements, analyze industry reports, and track stock performance to identify investment opportunities or assess business risks. Much of their work involves building complex spreadsheet models, creating financial forecasts, and running scenarios to predict how different factors might affect profitability or investment returns.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

Applied Mathematics(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Southern Methodist University, TX

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

Finance and Financial Management Services(bachelors)University of Pennsylvania, PA

Applied Mathematics(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Xavier University, OH

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Northeastern University Professional Programs, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Northeastern University, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Boston College, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Florida, FL

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Harvard University, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Harvard University, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Georgetown University, DC

Finance and Financial Management Services(postbacc-cert)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Tulane University of Louisiana, LA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Miami, FL

Finance and Financial Management Services(bachelors)Georgetown University, DC

Accounting(grad-cert)Babson College, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(bachelors)Washington University in St Louis, MO

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Clark University, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)College of Our Lady of the Elms, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA

Finance and Financial Management Services(masters)Brandeis University, MA

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