Finance Maynooth University

Overview

Finance is the gateway to a wide range of careers from investment banking and financial analysis to consultancy and even having your own business. If you have an aptitude for problem-solving and enjoy working with numbers, then finance is a very rewarding potential career with the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of others and to the operations of different organisations.

This Finance degree from Maynooth University has access to Bloomberg as well other data platforms so that you can apply your knowledge and perform analysis in the same way as market professionals thus enhancing your employment opportunities post-graduation. We also offer the opportunity to have a work placement in the financial services industry in Ireland or outside of Ireland (subject to availability) to gain hands-on experience. 

Alternatively, you may decide to study abroad at one of our wide range of partner universities. The financial services industry is a key employer in Ireland and across the globe.

Career Options

• Finance graduates have high numeracy skills, coupled with an ability to think critically and analytically - invaluable assets in a wide range of professions. While MH410 is a new degree, there is a long history of Finance graduates from Maynooth and they can be found in the major financial centres of the world: New York, London, Hong Kong, Dublin and many more.

• Popular careers include investment banking, stockbroking, consultancy, corporate finance, journalism, financial research and the finance units of private and public sector organisations.

• Graduates can continue studying Finance at postgraduate level in the School of Business.