Stony Brook University College of Business
Master of Science in Finance

Stony Brook University, USA

DEGREE TYPE

MSc

DURATION

1 year

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time, Part time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Aug 2026

STUDY FORMAT

Blended

Key Summary

About: The Stony Brook University Master of Science in Finance is a small, STEM-designated, highly selective 30-credit (10-class) programme taught by College of Business faculty. It blends classroom teaching with experiential learning and internships and requires a capstone industry project with partner enterprises. You can finish full-time in two semesters; part-time study is possible with an advisor. Enrollment starts Fall. Keywords: finance, quantitative finance, financial modeling, risk management.

Career Outcomes: Graduates enter banking, hedge funds, corporate finance, and regulation, and take roles such as investment banking analyst, asset manager, financial analyst, risk manager, compliance officer, portfolio manager, and fintech analyst.

The Stony Brook University MS in Finance degree is a small, STEM-designated, highly selective, and focused program suited for finance professionals who seek to advance their finance skills, as well as students from other disciplines who seek to strengthen their finance expertise. Qualified students will take a prescribed 30 credits (10 classes) in the finance area, all taught by leading College of Business finance faculty. The program includes a capstone experience class that requires students to complete a finance industry-based project with partner enterprises. This requirement synthesizes the student’s learning in a single project that demonstrates the student’s fulfillment of the program’s learning goals.

Students who graduate with an MS in Finance degree from Stony Brook University will be well suited for careers in banking, hedge funds, corporate finance, and regulation.

The program can be completed full-time in two semesters. It is also possible to complete the program on a part-time basis, however, we recommend you sit with an advisor to discuss your schedule.

The program must be started in the Fall semester.