Quality of Wharton Undergrad Finance/Accounting Programs

Well, I am interested to hear how the wharton undergraduate course offerings in finance and accounting compare with the likes of those encountered in top graduate/ mba programs? Also, after successfully completing an extensive curriculum in finance at wharton (i.e. lots of finance electives), how well prepared would one be for the CFA examinations? I am interested in pursuing a career in finance, but more value/accounting focused than quantitative in nature.

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If you want to start getting technical and studying finance/accounting in UG then Wharton is without question the #1 place to do so. MIT, Cornell, UT, UMich, NYU and a few other places have good UG business schools too, but they're all a distant second.

 

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