Keystone logo
New York University (NYU) Master of Science - Quantitative Finance

New York University (NYU)

Master of Science - Quantitative Finance

Manhattan, USA

Request duration

English

Request pace

Request application deadline

Sep 2024

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The Master of Science (MSc) in Quantitative Finance focuses on equipping students with the mathematical and statistical skills necessary for finance careers. The program emphasizes real-world applications and includes both coursework and project work, allowing students to engage with contemporary financial issues.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can explore various career paths, including roles as financial analysts, quantitative researchers, risk managers, and investment banking professionals. The program prepares students to navigate complex financial environments and develop solutions to financial challenges.

Introduction

The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance is intended to prepare pre-experienced students with strong skills in mathematics, engineering, science, technology, finance and business for the rapidly evolving professional marketplace in the field of finance. It achieves this by leveraging key technical interests and capabilities of successful applicants into the modern financial architecture and its central functions such as trading, market and product design, underwriting and securitization, payments and settlement, derivatives, asset management, risk management, corporate financial management and a range of technical innovations that are evolving in these areas.

A high level of rigour is embedded in the MSQF program. It is targeted toward smart, disciplined and dependable students who have the ability to climb a steep learning curve and a well-developed capability for creative and critical thinking. This is the skillset in demand in the new world of finance, from the biggest and most diverse financial institutions to specialized financial boutiques and end-users such as nonfinancial corporations and asset managers. To succeed, market participants need to know how financial instruments are designed, priced, traded and deployed in a highly competitive and unforgiving market environment.

English Language Requirements

Certify your English proficiency with PTE. The faster, fairer, simpler English test, accepted by thousands of universities around the world. PTE, Do it worry-free!

Try a free PTE Taster Test today

About the School

Questions