Hi. I'm looking into programs specialized in Finance and ideally on the west coast. Are there any other good options along with Berkley (perhaps out of reach for me) and CSULB? I've been looking at some rankings and employment rates, but would be interested in any opinions. Thanks.

All the top US schools are strong in finance. I studied finance for a term at UCLA as an exchange student. That was well taught and I guess that Stanford, USC and UCI would teach finance well. What's more relevant is the sort of finance role you want, and which schools place into that role. See 

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