Finance Education in Australia and New Zealand: A Contemporary Analysis of Undergraduate Finance Programs in Public Universities

ABSTRACT

Finance has long been part of Australian and New Zealand tertiary education, although its long‐term presence has been offset by significant changes within the business education landscape. Employing an online content analysis approach, we provide an in‐depth analysis of the various forms of undergraduate finance education currently delivered by Antipodean public universities, including the finance units offered and degrees encompassing them, the discipline areas providing this education and associated value propositions. Overall, our analysis reveals the continued ubiquity of finance‐related undergraduate education but also identifies potential limitations regarding the future‐readiness of graduates and mitigating reputational challenges faced by the sector.