You will maximize your probability of success by enrolling in a program that :
- Develops strong communication skills
- Develops strong quantitative skills ideally applied in the context of finance and economics
- Develops a global perspective by understanding cultures other than your own
- Develops strong networking skills
- Is close to major global financial centers
Here is a list of major global financial centers. - Note that Chicago is a major center for commodities/derivatives - which may or may not be of interest for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Financial_Centres_Index
You can probably achieve this anywhere, but at the large universities, I would be concerned about the extent to which you can straddle the boundary between the liberal arts domain and the business domain.
U Texas does have a program that allows non- business students to take business classes, but I do not know about the others.
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Business-Foundations.aspx
Babson is pretty unique. It is like a “Business LAC”. It has a liberal arts core, (which includes two semesters of Rhetoric), a business core and some interdisciplinary concentrations such as Computational and Mathematical Finance
http://www.babson.edu/Academics/undergraduate/concentrations/Pages/default.aspx
Babson has traditionally been known for entrepreneurship, but more recently, Babson alums have been building a more of a bridge to Finance careers and Wall St.
http://www.babsonibassociation.com/about/
On the cost side, Babson is an interesting combination because it is need blind, meets almost full need (95%+), is pretty good on the amount of loans included in the package and also offers merit scholarships.
If you are comfortable with a small school environment, and you can get in and afford it, then I would lean toward Babson.