MBA Career Paths in Investment Management

Prepare for a career in investment management and master financial strategy, market analysis, and investments.

Leverage your MBA in wealth management to launch a rewarding career in the asset management industry.

Our gives you the chance to hone your research skills by managing a real-world portfolio, and the annual Chicago Booth Investment Conference and Competition provides access to innovative concepts and industry leaders. You鈥檒l also network with experts in investment management, meet classmates who share your passions, and prepare for a dynamic career.

An MBA for investment management at Booth prepares you to take on an equity, credit, or client-facing role in a fast-paced sector.

At Booth, You Own Your MBA Experience

A Booth MBA is rooted in The Chicago Approach,鈩� the educational philosophy that sets Booth apart from every other business school in the world.

What鈥檚 more, our MBA curriculum for Full-Time and Part-Time MBA students is the most customizable among top programs globally. You determine your path by sequencing your coursework and choosing the depth of study at Booth. You can customize your education to support your professional interests and goals, because there is no singular roadmap to career success.

Customize your MBA experience and complement your background with investment management MBA courses that prepare you for a career in this field. Here are some of the courses you can take as a Booth student.

Course	Short Description
Investments	This course presents the financial theory and analytical tools necessary for understanding how investments are valued and traded in markets.
Financial Instruments	This course develops the basics of derivative security pricing. We cover both simple derivative contracts, such as forward, futures, and swaps, as well as more complex derivatives, such as put and call options and credit derivatives.
Fixed Income Asset Pricing	This course covers models and techniques that are used to analyze fixed income securities and their (often embedded) derivatives.
Portfolio Management	This course presents advanced material related to financial markets, focusing on topics most relevant to portfolio managers.
Quantitative Portfolio Management	This course develops a framework to use quantitative methods to build and analyze investment strategies.
Machine Learning in Finance	This course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to best use recent machine learning methods but also to understand their limitations.

To see more Booth MBA courses, visit our course catalog.

MBA Concentrations at Booth You Can Consider

Our flexible curriculum gives you the freedom to focus your MBA experience on a specific area of interest. Earning an MBA concentration gives you deep knowledge in a given field and sets you up for success in your career. Concentrations are available to Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend MBA students.

Finance

Our finance curriculum is taught by the world鈥檚 leading finance scholars, with an unmatched legacy of award-winning research and innovation.

Analytic Finance

Focus your MBA experience on analytic finance and build a deep understanding of financial theories and how to apply them

Accounting

Learn how to evaluate economic performance, use accounting information for financial decisions, and create and assess managerial incentives.

Business Analytics

Learn to manage and analyze datasets and models, and leverage those insights to make informed decisions

Economics

Study economics with the scholars whose insights and analyses have reshaped the face of business, markets, and the global economy.

MBA Student Groups in Investment Management

Participating in student-led groups is a great way to meet students interested in investment management and make connections across our vibrant community.

Investment Management Group (Full-Time MBA)

The Investment Management Group serves as a conduit of information on careers in the investment management field and about the practical workings of capital markets. We prepare students for interviews within the investment management arena.

Investment Management Club (Part-Time MBA)

The Investment Management Club caters to the needs of students at Chicago Booth who are focused on investment management. The group provides opportunities to gain exposure to and delve deeper into the richness of the investment management field.

Join a Full-Time MBA Group

Get involved, develop new skills, and meet new people in a wide array of student-led groups.

Explore Part-Time MBA Student Groups

Pursue your interests and expand your network by joining a student-led group for Part-Time MBA students.

Discover Student Stories

Learn more about what you can expect as a student attending the Annual Credit, Restructuring, Distressed Investing, & Turnaround Conference.

Former student George Boghos shares his takeaways from in Booth鈥檚 Investment Management Conference.

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Discover 天美传媒 Outcomes

Our alumni succeed in investment management worldwide—managing portfolios, driving strategic growth, and shaping the future of global finance.

Infusing Ideas with Purpose

The confident leadership through uncertain times of Stephanie Braming, ’99, serves as a source of inspiration.

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Perspectives on Private Capital

At Chicago Booth’s 71st annual Management Conference, Steve Kaplan moderated a panel featuring leaders in private equity.

Private Equity

Booth Research Centers in This Area

Our interdisciplinary research centers give you access to workshops, conferences, leading scholars, and research opportunities. Students interested in careers in this industry will be particularly interested in our Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP).

Since 1960, CRSP has provided research-quality data to scholarly researchers and advanced the body of knowledge in finance, economics, and related disciplines. Today, nearly 500 leading academic institutions in 35 countries rely on CRSP data for academic research and to support classroom instructions.

An affiliate of Chicago Booth, CRSP, LLC is the leading provider of historical stock market data for researchers. The center has long been an integral part of the academic and commercial world of financial and economic research.

The Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance

The Fama-Miller Center was founded to promote and enhance academic research in finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Family Office Initiative

The Family Office Initiative at Chicago Booth supports the education, research, and network needs of current and future family office leaders throughout the world.

Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets

The Clark Center organizes Booth faculty efforts to influence public policy and the practice of business around the world, and more.

Dig into Our Employment Reports

In addition to coursework and student group participation, Booth MBAs benefit from career support to assist them in securing internships and full-time roles. Career Services at Booth offers a wealth of resources for students exploring roles in investment management, including industry roadmaps, technical interview preparation, educational programs, and exposure to prospective employers.

Explore our Employment Reports to see where our alumni are creating impact.

Explore Full-Time Investment Management Employment Data

Explore Part-Time Investment Management Employment Data

Faculty Research in Investment Management

Our faculty are award-winning scholars whose work is regularly covered in Chicago Booth Review, our influential magazine focusing on business, policy, and markets.

Are Markets Efficient?

Eugene F. Fama and Richard H. Thaler discuss whether markets are prone to bubbles.

CBR - Economics

Why Are Financial Markets So Volatile?

According to the inelastic markets hypothesis, the reason involves fund flows and investor demand.

CBR - Finance

Explore Chicago Booth Review

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