Welcome to the Department of Finance in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA. Our department offers B.B.A. degrees in Finance and in Real Estate Finance and Development.
Our graduate degree programs include a Master of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and Development. Our M.S. Finance programs are included on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s STEM Designated Degree Program list. We also have a decade-old Ph.D. program.
Finance is an applied area that studies the ways in which individuals, business entities and organizations allocate resources over time and make decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This includes quantitative analysis of financial markets and financial decision making using mathematical, statistical and computational models. Techniques of financial engineering have become indispensable to a wide spectrum of business activities including investment banking, commercial banking, corporate finance, portfolio management, risk management and insurance and management and decision in the real estate industry.
Department Office
Main Campus, Business Building (BB), 4.01.12
Monday thru Friday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
210-458-6315
Contact
Quincy Lee Chair in Real Estate and Finance, Department Chair and Professor in Finance
Finance
Department Profile
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Majors
44%
First Gen
35%
Female
Finance Faculty
Finance Assessment of Competency Test (FACT)
If you are planning to register for FIN 3023, FIN 4713, or Fin 4723 and have not yet taken the FACT exam, contact the Department of Finance to request access to the online FACT course in Canvas.
Research Seminar Series
Bringing talented academics to share their knowledge and research in the area of finance.
Financial Studies Center
Providing hands-on financial training for business students using state-of-the-art technologiesLatest Finance News
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February 18, 2025
College Partners with Victory Capital to Promote Student SuccessThe Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA has partnered with Victory Capital to expand programs that support student success for business students to better prepare them for careers in the investment and financial industries.
February 12, 2025
UTSA Alvarez Investment Society Empowers Costa Rican Entrepreneurs Through Financial LiteracyTen students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA traveled to Costa Rica for an eight-day immersive learning experience that allowed them to use their financial education to empower a rural community of entrepreneurs.
January 27, 2025
Binay Adhikari Recognized for Research Impact with UTSA’s Lutcher Brown FellowshipPublished by Alvarez College of Business
Binay Adhikari, associate professor of finance at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been named a Lutcher Brown Fellow for 2024-2025.
