Traders assembled a panel of judges to pinpoint the schools whose graduates impress them each year. They chose schools based on the level of those graduates' knowledge and how well-prepared the new hires are for the trading world. There are universities on our list that will not surprise anyone -- but there are also a few that may convince you to look for talented candidates beyond the Ivy League.
B.A. Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics Amherst, Mass.
PROGRAM TERM: Amherst is a four-year liberal arts college.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Amherst College is regularly cited as one of the top five liberal arts colleges in the United States. Although it has no business program or finance major, the quality of its economics department and strength of its alumni network helped get it on make the list, the only undergraduate program to do so. There will be a new major in statistics in 2014.
COURSE OFFERINGS: Amherst offers the bachelor of arts degree in 38 fields of study in the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. Students are not required to study a core curriculum or take distribution requirements. Instead, first-year students enroll in one of more than 20 first-year seminars aimed at the interdisciplinary environment of a liberal arts institution. Students may have more than one major, customize their own interdisciplinary major, or pursue independent scholarship. Many students opt for honors theses during their senior year, which are often the equivalent of graduate-level studies.
