Prepare for a Career in Business, Finance and Leadership with SLU : SLU

Prepare for a Career in Business, Finance and Leadership

Pitch your business ideas to real-world investors, manage a portion of Saint Louis University's endowment or immerse yourself in the world of international business — all as part of your undergraduate degree.

Saint Louis University has a dedicated college for business — the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, named for the SLU alumnus and billionaire businessman who founded ComPsych Corporation — but you'll also find paths to leadership and management-related careers across SLU's academic offerings.

Graduate Ready for Your Career in Business, Finance or Leadership

Nearly half of all SLU students participated in for-credit, experiential learning opportunities in academic year 2023-24, and with seven Fortune 500 companies nearby — not to mention rankings from the Wall Street Journal as one of the 20 hottest job markets in the U.S. and Niche as one of the 2024 best cities for young professionals — St. Louis is a great place to find one.

When you actually go in to interview for a job you can not just say 'Oh I know the theory behind it,' you can say 'Yeah, I saw the theory in practice.'"
— Sean McGowan, Finance Major

And if you are economically minded, you'll appreciate these stats:

80% of students from SLU's Chaifetz School of Business complete one internship before graduation.
U.S. News & World Report's 2024 rankings highlight SLU as a top business schoool for graduate entrepreneurship and international business (No. 12).

Where Do SLU's Business, Finance and Leadership Alumni Work?

According to data from Equifax Consumer reporting agency company, top employers for graduates of SLU business programs include:

Ernst & Young
Boeing
Charles Schwab & Company
Edward Jones
Deloitte

World Wide Technology
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Wells Fargo & Company
Accenture Federal Services
Centene Corporation

Business, Finance and Leadership Careers by the Numbers

#14

Business Insider names St. Louis among the best job markets in the country, where incomes are surging and unemployment is low

963K

Job openings in business and finance projected each year, on average, through 2033*

3.9M

Top-executive jobs in the U.S.*

$59492

Average salary for alumni from SLU's Chaifetz School of Business undergraduate programs from the last four years**

Experience Hands-on Learning

Why wait to start your own company? To grab that internship spot? To network and make connections? With nearly 135,000 alumni living around the globe, being a Billiken means business.

Edward Jones Data Analytics Lab

Saint Louis University's Edward Jones Data Analytics Lab features several Bloomberg terminals, a key component in the FIN 4630 Applied Portfolio Management course, where students get real-world experience evaluating common stocks as investments and managing investment assets.

Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Behavioral Lab

Participate firsthand in market research in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Behavioral Lab and learn about the ways researchers can ask questions and collect data from focal populations. Students can even earn credit for sharing their thoughts about ads or their own consumer behavior.

Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship

Home to opportunities throughout the year to network with business owners and win cash prizes for innovative ideas, the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship offers competitions including the Pure Idea Generator Competition, the Real Elevator Pitch Competition, and the Pitch-and-Catch Investor Pitch Deck Competition. It also offers students peer mentoring and other resources to help develop a successful business while still in school.

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* According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
** According to data from SLU's Career Services

Start Your Business Career as Soon as Your Freshman Year