Finance
Business–Finance
When you see an opportunity for growth, you take it. You’re smart about weighing the risks and benefits of a decision, and crunching numbers is your specialty. Northwestern’s finance major offers a strong business administration background with a specialized focus in corporate finance—preparing you for a high-earning career that is a major return on your educational investment.
Why NWC?
Our finance program pairs the business administration major with courses concentrated on banking, mathematics, statistics and economics. Our faculty hold doctoral degrees from institutions like Rutgers University and University of Michigan and have extensive teaching and research experience. The finance option provides students with a faith-focused, liberal arts education that addresses both logistical and ethical issues in the dynamic world of corporate finance.
Major course offerings include principles of finance and accounting, investments, micro and macroeconomics, and banking systems. Related minors include accounting, business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, leadership studies, nonprofit management and project management. A secondary teaching endorsement in economics is also available.
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Outcomes
Financial analysts are in high demand, with median pay averaging just under $84,000 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Experience
Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), Northwestern College business programs teach the most cutting-edge business practices worldwide. The department also receives counsel from a board of local business professionals, helping us stay up to date on current market needs and trends.
Our vision: Cultivating the next generation of business leaders to make an impact for Christ.
Our mission: Equipping and preparing students for excellence to fulfill their calling in the marketplace.
Our promise to students: We will challenge you to academic and personal excellence by:
- Delivering high-quality, specialized instruction,
- Guiding your development of market-leading skills, and
- Providing experiential learning opportunities as we help you discern your calling and follow the example of Christ.
The Compass Center for Career & Calling will connect you with internship experiences at local financial planning offices, top lenders like Wells Fargo and nationally recognized investment firms like Northwestern Mutual. The center also offers help writing resumes and cover letters, practice interview sessions, job shadowing and more.
The Center for Innovation & Leadership connects students with area professionals, offers micro-credentials, and hosts the Impact Competition, where students pitch ideas for making a difference on campus and in the community.
As a member of Northwestern’s student-led Business Club, you’ll tour regional businesses, hear from northwest Iowa business professionals, and travel to larger cities to tour businesses and network with alumni.
As part of Northwestern’s Investment Club, you’ll grow in your knowledge of financial markets and practice making investment decisions by helping to manage $250,000 of the college’s endowment.
Study abroad programs in dozens of other countries are great opportunities to learn about business around the world.
If you’d like to take your business knowledge to the next level, you can apply to Northwestern’s Master of Business Administration program after graduation. Our 100% online program can be completed in as little as one year, giving you the critical skills necessary for managerial roles and increasing your value as an employee.
Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), Northwestern College business programs teach the most cutting-edge business practices worldwide. The department also receives counsel from a board of local business professionals, helping us stay up to date on current market needs and trends.
Our vision: Cultivating the next generation of business leaders to make an impact for Christ.
Our mission: Equipping and preparing students for excellence to fulfill their calling in the marketplace.
Our promise to students: We will challenge you to academic and personal excellence by:
- Delivering high-quality, specialized instruction,
- Guiding your development of market-leading skills, and
- Providing experiential learning opportunities as we help you discern your calling and follow the example of Christ.
The Compass Center for Career & Calling will connect you with internship experiences at local financial planning offices, top lenders like Wells Fargo and nationally recognized investment firms like Northwestern Mutual. The center also offers help writing resumes and cover letters, practice interview sessions, job shadowing and more.
The Center for Innovation & Leadership connects students with area professionals, offers micro-credentials, and hosts the Impact Competition, where students pitch ideas for making a difference on campus and in the community.
As a member of Northwestern’s student-led Business Club, you’ll tour regional businesses, hear from northwest Iowa business professionals, and travel to larger cities to tour businesses and network with alumni.
As part of Northwestern’s Investment Club, you’ll grow in your knowledge of financial markets and practice making investment decisions by helping to manage $250,000 of the college’s endowment.
Study abroad programs in dozens of other countries are great opportunities to learn about business around the world.
If you’d like to take your business knowledge to the next level, you can apply to Northwestern’s Master of Business Administration program after graduation. Our 100% online program can be completed in as little as one year, giving you the critical skills necessary for managerial roles and increasing your value as an employee.
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Faculty + Staff
Brilliant scholars. Committed Christians. Invested in you. That’s Northwestern’s faculty.
Dr. Fan Fei, CFA
Associate Professor of Business and Economics; Director of Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program
Dr. Han-Yen Kao
Associate Professor of Business and Economics; Department Vice Chair
Annette Vander Kooi Minnick ’88
Associate Professor of Communications; PR Program Director
Dr. Mjumo Mzyece
Professor of Management
Vonda Post ’88
Professor of Accounting
Dr. Jiying Song, PMP, M.Div.
Associate Professor of Business; Department Chair
Dr. Erica Vonk ’00
Associate Professor of Business
Kirsten Buiter
Faculty Assistant for the Business & Economics Department
Scott Bahrke ’01
Instructor in Business Education
Robert De Haan
Instructor in Agricultural Business
Kimberly Van Es
Instructor in Business Writing
