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William O'Brien

University of Illinois Chicago

#1 overall#1 in Finance80 reviews

Top rated in Finance with a 5.0 rating across 80 reviews.

  • Rating: 5.0 from 80 reviews.
  • Overall rank: #1 of 1263.
  • Department rank: #1 of 29.
  • Courses taught in dataset: 2.
  • Best course ranks: FIN 300 (Introduction to Finance) (#1/8).

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Department
Finance
School
University of Illinois Chicago
Annual Salary
$322,631
Assoc Prof
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Course Rankings

How this professor ranks among peers in each course they teach

FIN 300
Intro to Fin - Bus Scholar
#1
Ranked #1 of 12 professors in this course.
FIN 300
Intro to Finance
#1
Ranked #1 of 12 professors in this course.
FIN 520
Corporate Finance
#1
Ranked #1 of 3 professors in this course.
Course
Title
Rank
  • FIN 300
    Intro to Fin - Bus Scholar
    #1 of 12
  • FIN 300
    Intro to Finance
    #1 of 12
  • FIN 520
    Corporate Finance
    #1 of 3

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