The Value of a Lehigh Finance Degree

Hello everyone, I am a current sophomore at Lehigh University majoring in finance. I have recently completed an summer long online investment banking course and I now have a lot of interest in that field of finance. However, at my university's recent internship fair, there were a limited amount of investment banking firms. I understand that Lehigh is not a tier one school but shouldn't there be a somewhat strong connection to the IB industry? Basically my questions are: are there a lot of Lehigh alumni in IB that you know of, where do lehigh students generally rank on presence in the IB industry, and what major U.S. cities do my fellow finance majors end up in(more NYC or Philly) so that I can look for internships at these locations?

Any help would greatly be appreciated as I am contemplating my goals and dreams in life and how I will achieve them. Thank you.

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