McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
Center for Investors and Financial Markets
Our faculty conduct research on critical questions alongside leading scholars worldwide in the fields of finance, strategy, and corporate governance. CIFM offers both direct and indirect support for research, including access to large datasets, opening new avenues for analysis, prediction, and decision-making.
In conjunction with the Mayo Center for Asset Management at UVA's Darden School, the Center for Investors and Financial Markets brings top scholars from around the world to Grounds to share their research in finance and economics through this seminar series. By alternating the visitors and their seminars between the Commerce School and Darden, the program enhances collaboration and networking between UVA finance faculty across Grounds.
The Household and Urban Finance Lab (HUFL) at UVA conducts research at the intersection of financial markets, public policy, and urban space, delivering insights that improve policymaking and enhance households’ economic well-being. Reflecting the complex context in which households make their decisions, HUFL brings together scholars with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to explore how these decisions are made and the many effects they have.
The Blue Ridge Finance Workshop brings together scholars from McIntire, Darden and Virginia Tech to discuss their research agendas, exchange ideas, and collaborate on topics related to investors, financial markets, and financial policy. The workshop serves as a platform to showcase leading academic research and foster academic partnerships in the field of finance and investment.
Save the date! The next Blue Ridge Finance Workshop will take place at the McIntire School of Commerce on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.