Careers

Among the many jobs available to Financial Analysis MS degree holders are

  • financial analyst,
  • financial manager,
  • investment manager,
  • personal finance advisor and
  • risk analyst.

Graduates advance to work in organizations requiring financial analysis, including

  • brokerage firms,
  • commercial banks,
  • government agencies,
  • insurance companies,
  • investment banks,
  • investment management firms,
  • real estate companies and
  • trading companies.

Alumni Employers

51¶¯Âþ maintains strong ties with employers, both within the city of Philadelphia and beyond, who have employed, or who currently employ, former 51¶¯Âþ students. Graduates from the Department of Finance have gone on to work for a variety of employers, including

  • Bank of America,
  • BNY Mellon,
  • Freedom Mortgage,
  • Hamilton Lane,
  • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies,
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
  • KPMG,
  • PNC Financial Services Group,
  • Prudential Financial,
  • SEI,
  • TD Bank and
  • Vanguard.

Career Services

Outcomes

Career opportunities and mid-career salaries for the Financial Analysis MS may include the following examples.

Career

Median Salary*

Budget Analysts

$82,260.00 (2022)

Clinical Data Managers

$103,500.00 (2022)

Compliance Managers

$128,620.00 (2022)

Computer Systems Analysts

$102,240.00 (2022)

Database Administrators

$99,890.00 (2022)

Document Management Specialists

$98,740.00 (2022)

Financial Quantitative Analysts

$73,810.00 (2022)

Logistics Analysts

$77,520.00 (2022)

Management Analysts

$95,290.00 (2022)

Operations Research Analysts

$85,720.00 (2022)

* Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) as of February 15, 2024.