Finance professionals evaluate past financial performance and forecast cash flows, returns and risk. Finance majors are competitive and adopt a unique, entrepreneurial perspective to think creatively about how people and companies interact to solve business problems. These principles can be applied across a wide range of settings including corporate finance, real estate, energy, commercial banking, wealth advising, investment analysis and valuation and more.
The Division of Finance offers required and elective courses in corporate finance, investments, financial modeling, risk management, banking, real estate and financial planning that enable students to major and minor in finance while specializing in various finance career tracks. The division also offers an online Master of Science in Finance program and a PhD in Finance program.
Finance Division faculty have served as editors of major journals, served as conference chairs, and received recognition through major research excellence awards. Finance faculty have received research grants in excess of $2 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and other federal agencies and private foundations. The Finance Division is especially well known for the biennial Oklahoma Energy and Climate Finance Research Conference that it hosts on the OU campus in partnership with the Review of Financial Studies.
The Finance Division faculty routinely serve as consultants to international, federal, and state agencies, and private companies, including as litigation experts
Amazon
Charles Schwab
Fidelity Investments
Goldman Sachs
Freddy Mac
The Division of Finance faculty are world class. With more than 100 publications in top finance and economics journals, research excellence awards and elected positions in international associations, OU’s finance faculty are proven leaders in the field.
Finance is in our DNA. Named for financier Michael F. Price, OU offers a tremendous alumni base in the financial sector and rich experience for the students in the program.
“The level of excellence the program holds is challenging, yet it prepares me for my future in multiple ways. Through technical skills like financial modeling and analysis or professional development through networking events and workshops sponsored by student organizations like Women in Finance, the division is continually investing in its students. I’ve had the privilege of reaping these benefits that will last into my career. ”
— Jillienne Connell, finance major
Price alum Alex Holt joined the Marine Corps immediately after high school before enrolling in college. Get to know the former scout sniper, whose military background has helped him thrive as a financial advisor.
Division Assistant
Finance
Email: patricia.c.yeo.saltus-1@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 3250
Phone: (405) 325-5591
