Financial Analyst and Engineering Degree Programs 
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150+ Programs Worldwide - Qualified Accredited Degree Programs that Count toward eligibility for
the
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1. Acala
University  
Master en Finanzas Cuantitativas (MSc in Quantitative Finance)
  
  
2. Aletheia University   
Master of Finance and
   Economics 
 
3. Bar
Ilan University 
MSc
in Financial Mathematics 
  
4.Baruch
College, City University of New York 
MS Financial
    Engineering 
  
5.Bentley
College 
MS Finance  
 
  
6. Birkbeck
University 
MSc Financial Engineering 
  
7. University
of Birmingham   
MSc Money, Banking & Finance :
   Department of Economics 
 
  
8. Bogazici
University 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
  
9. Boston
College   
MS Finance   
  
  
10.Boston
University 
MA Mathematical Finance
  
11. Brandeis
University 
MS
    Finance 
 
  
12. Ca'
Foscari University of Venice   
International Master in Economics and
   Finance   
  
  
13.Cambridge
University 
MPhil in Finance
  
14. Carnegie
Mellon University 
MS
Computational Finance 
MBA Financial Engineering   
  
  
  
16.
   Cass Business School 
MS Mathematical Trading and Finance and 
MS in Finance, Economics and Econometrics   
  
  
15. City
University of Hong Kong 
MS Financial
Engineering   
  
  
16.Claremont
Graduate University 
MS Financial Engineering
  
17. Clark
University 
MS Finance 
 
  
18. Columbia
University 
MS Financial
Engineering 
MA, Mathematics, with
specialization in the Mathematics of Finance 
MS,
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 
Financial Engineering courses available 
 
  
19. Cornell
University 
MBA Financial Engineering 
 
Cornell University 
M. Eng in Operations Research & Industrial
Eng. 
 
  
20. DePaul
University 
MS
Finance/Risk Management/Financial Engineering 
MS
Computational Finance   
  
  
21. Dublin
City University - Ireland 
MS Investment and Treasury 
MSc Financial & Industrial Mathematics   
  
  
22. Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 
Master in Financial Engineering
  
  
  
23. Erasmus
University Rotterdam 
Master in Quantitative Finance
    
24. ETH
Zurich 
MS Finance   
  
25. Fairfield
University-Dolan School 
MS Finance   
26. Florida
State University 
MS & PhD Financial
Mathematics   
  
27. George
Washington University 
MS, Finance   
  
28. Georgia
Institute of Technology 
MS Quantitative and Computational
Finance   
  
29. Georgia
State University 
Mathematical Risk Management
  
  
30. Glasgow
Caleonian University 
BS Financial Mathematics   
  
  
31. Goethe
University Frankfurt   
Master of Money and Finance,
   House of
   Finance   
  
32. Golden
Gate University 
MS Finance with
Concentration in Management   
  
33. HEC,
Montreal 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
34. HECTOR
School of Engineering & Management, University of Karlsruhe (TH) 
M.Sc. in Financial Engineering
  
  
35. Hofstra
University 
MS in Quantitative Finance   
  
36. Hong
Kong University 
MF Financial Engineering, MF Risk
Management   
  
37. Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology 
MSc Investment Management 
MSc Financial Analysis   
38. (Institute
Financial Analysts of India)   
MA Financial Economics,
   ICFAI University
     
  
39. Illinois
Institute of Technology 
MS Finance 
MS Financial Markets   
  
40. Imperial
College London, Tanaka Business School 
MSc Risk Management and Financial
Engineering   
  
41. Imperial
College of Science, Technology and Medicine 
MSc Mathematics and Finance
  
  
42. International
University of Monaco 
MSc Financial Engineering   
  
43. Istanbul
Bilgi University 
BS Financial
Mathematics   
  
44. ITESM,
Monterrey México 
Masters in Finance   
  
45. Johns
Hopkins Carey Business School 
MS Finance 
 
  
46. Johns
Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering 
MSE Financial
Mathematics   
  
47. The
Karol Adamiecki Academy of Engineering 
MS Financial
Engineering and Banking   
  
48. Kent
State University 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
49. King's
College London 
MSc Financial Mathematics   
  
50. Lavel
University 
MS Financial
Engineering   
  
51. Leicester
University 
MSc Financial Mathematics and Computation
  
  
52. Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven   
Master of Financial
   Economics   
  
53. Liverpool
John Moores University 
MSc
International Banking and Finance   
54. London
Business School 
Masters in Finance   
  
55. Louisiana
State University 
MS Finance with Minor in
Mathematics   
  
56. Loyola
College 
MS
Finance   
  
57. University
of Luxembourg   
Master in Financial Economics   
  
58. Madras
School of Economics   
M.Sc. (Financial Economics)
     
  
59. Mälardalen
University 
MS Financial
Engineering   
BA Analytical Finance   
  
60. Manchester
Business School-Manchester University 
MSc Finance 
MSc Quantitative Finance and
Finance 
MSc Mathematical
Finance   
  
61. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology 
MBA with Financial Engineering
Track   
  
62. Middle
East Technical University 
MSc Financial Mathematics   
  
63. Monmouth
University   
MS Financial Mathematics   
  
64. Moscow
School of Economics   
Master’s in Financial Economics,
   Lomonosov Moscow State University
     
  
65. Nanyang
Technological
University 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
66. National
Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 
MSc Quantitative Finance   
  
67. National
University of Singapore 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
68. New
Jersey Institute of Technology   
Master of Science in Mathematical and Computational Finance
  
  
69. New
Mexico State University 
Professional Master in
Financial mathematics   
  
70. New
York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences 
MS Mathematics in
Finance   
  
71. New
York University, Stern School of Business and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences 
MBA/MS in Mathematics in Finance (see web links above for more information)   
  
72. North
Carolina State University 
MS, Financial Mathematics
  
  
73. North-West
University 
MSc
      Financial Mathematics 
MSc Quantitative Risk Management   
74. Northwestern
University 
Ph D Industrial
Engineering and Management Sciences 
Financial Engineering Concentration available   
  
75. Oklahoma
State University 
MS Quantitative Financial
Economics   
  
76. Oxford
University 
MSc/Diploma Mathematical Finance (Part
Time) 
MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance (full-time)   
  
77. Polytechnic
University 
MS Financial Engineering
  
  
78. Pontificia
Universidad
Católica de Chile   
Magister en Economía, mención
   Finanzas   
  
79. Princeton
University 
MSE, Ph.D
Operations Research and Financial Engineering   
  
80. Purdue
University 
MS Computational Finance
  
  
81. Queen's
University 
MA Financial Economics (specialisation in Computational Science and Engineering)   
  
82. Queen's
University Belfast 
MSc Finance   
83. Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute   
MS in Financial Engineering and Risk Analytics   
  
84. Saint
Mary's College of California 
 
MS Financial Analysis and Investment Management (MS-FAIM)   
  
85. San
Diego State University 
Masters Degree or Higher in
Applied Mathematics (with option of a concentration in Financial Mathematics)   
  
86. Singapore
Management University 
Masters Degree in Business Management   
  
87. Stanford
University 
MS, Financial Mathematics
    
MS, Management Science & Engineering   
  
88. State
University of New York at Buffalo 
MS, Finance 
   
89. Stevens
Institute of Technology   
MS Financial Engineering   
Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering   
  
90. Stony
Brook University 
MS Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Quantitative Finance)   
  
91. Suranaree
University
of Technology  
PhD Financial
Mathematics   
  
92. Temple
University, Fox School of Business   
MS Financial Engineering   
  
93. Texas
A&M University 
MS Financial/Industrial
Mathematics 
 
  
94. Tilburg
University 
MSc Quantitative Finance and
      Actuarial Science 
 
  
95. Tulane
University 
MS
Finance  
 
  
 
96. Universidad
Carlos III of Madrid 
MSc Financial Analysis 
 
  
97. Universisad
de
Belgrano 
MA Financial Engineering   
  
98. Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia 
MSc Stock Markets and Financial Derivatives
(Spanish)   
  
99. Universidad
Rey Juan Carlos I (Taught in Spanish) 
MSc Decision Engineering (specializations
in Financial Engineering and Quantitative Methods)   
  
100. Università
Bocconi 
MA Quantitative
Finance & Risk Management 
 
  
101. Université
de
Montreal 
MSc Financial Mathematics & Computational
Finance 
 
  
102. Université
Laval 
MSc Financial Engineering 
   
103. Université
Paris
Dauphine (in French) 
Master in Financial Markets and Risk Management 
 
  
104. Universiteit
van
Amsterdam (Korteweg-de Vries Institute) 
With Vrije Universteit & Universiteit Utrecht 
MSc
Stochastics and Financial
    Mathematics 
 
  
105. University
College Dublin 
MSc Quantitative Finance
  
  
106. University
College London   
MSc in Financial
Mathematics   
MSc in Financial Risk
Management   
  
107. University
of Alabama 
MS Finance 
   
108. University
of Alberta 
MSc in Mathematical Finance 
PHD in Mathematical Finance 
 
  
109. University
of Arizona-Eller 
MS Management with Concentration
in Finance 
 
  
110. University
of California at Berkeley 
MS Financial
Engineering 
Certificate in Financial Engineering, Executive Education   
  
111. University
of California Los Angeles 
Master of Financial
Engineering   
112. University
of California Santa Barbara   
Ph. D Financial Mathematics and Statistics   
  
113. University
of Capetown MSc Mathematics of Finance 
 
  
114. University
of Chicago 
MS Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
115. University
of Connecticut 
Masters in Applied
Financial Mathematics 
 
  
116. University
of Dayton 
Masters of Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
117. University
of Denver-Daniels 
MS
Finance 
 
  
118. University
of Edinburgh 
in partnership with Heriot Watt University 
MS Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
119. University
of Exeter 
MSc Financial
Mathematics   
120. University
of Florida 
Warrington College of Business Administration 
MS, Finance   
121. Universities
of Geneva, Lausanne, and Neuchatel 
MS Finance   
122. University
of Hawaii 
MS Financial
Engineering 
 
  
123. University
of Hong Kong 
Masters of Finance - Financial
Engineering and Risk Management Tracks 
 
  
124. University
of Houston-Bauer 
MS
Finance 
 
  
125. University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
College of Business 
MS, Finance   
  
126. University
of Illinois   
127. Department
of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering and the Finance Department   
MS Financial Engineering   
  
128. University
of Leeds 
MSc Financial
Mathematics   
129. University
of Leicester 
MSc, Financial Mathematics and
Computation 
 
  
130. University
of London 
Birkbeck College 
M.Sc. in
Financial Engineering   
  
131. Center
of Financial and Management Studies   
M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance 
 
  
132. University
of Melbourne 
MSc
Applied Finance 
 
  
133. University
of Michigan 
Financial Engineering
Program 
 
  
134. University
of Minnesota 
Master of Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
135. University
of New South Wales 
Master of Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
136. University
of North Carolina, Charlotte 
M.S. Mathematical
Finance 
 
  
137. University
of Oxford 
Diploma in Mathematical Finance 
 
  
138. University
of Piraeus (in Greek) 
MSc in Banking and Financial
      Management 
 
  
139. University
of Pittsburgh 
Professional Science MS
Mathematical Finance 
 
  
140. University
of Pretoria 
MS Mathematics of
Finance   
141. University
of Reading 
ISMA Centre, the Business School for Financial Markets 
MS Financial Engineering and Quantitative
Analysis 
 
  
142. University
of Rochester 
Simon School of Business Administration 
MS,
    Finance 
 
  
143. University
of Southern California 
Professional MS in Mathematical
Finance 
 
  
144. University
of St. Gallen 
Master Quantitative Economics and
Finance 
 
  
145. University
of Thai Chamber of Commerce 
BSc Mathematical Finance   
  
146. University
of Technology Mauritius   
MSc Financial
Engineering   
  
147. University
of Technology, Sydney 
Master of Quantitative
Finance 
 
  
148. University
of the Free State 
MSc Mathematical Statistics 
 
  
149. University
of Torino, Italy 
Masters in Quantitative
    Finance 
 
  
150. University
of Toronto 
Master of Mathematical
Finance 
 
  
151. University
of Tulsa 
MS in Finance / Risk
Management 
 
  
152. University
of Twente, the Netherlands 
Masters in Financial
Engineering 
 
  
153. University
Of Valencia, Spain 
PhD, Quantitative Finance 
 
  
154. University
of Warwick 
MS Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
155. University
of Waterloo 
Mathematical Finance 
 
  
156. University
of Western Ontario 
MS Applied Finance-Financial
Mathematics 
 
  
157. University
of Westminster 
MSc Quantitative Finance 
 
  
158. University
of the Witwatersrand-Johannesburg 
MCom
Finance 
  
  
159. University
of York 
MSc Mathematical Finance 
 
  
160. UQAM 
MSc
      Applied Finance 
 
  
161. Vanderbilt
University- Owen School 
MS
Finance 
 
  
162. Vienna
Institute of Technology 
Financial and Actuarial
Mathematics 
  
  
163. Vienna
University of Economics and Business Administration   
Masters in Quantitative Finance 
  
  
164. Vienna
University of Technology, Austria   
Masters in Quantitative Finance 
  
  
165. Vrije
Universteit Amsterdam, Universiteit Utrecht & Universiteit van Amsterdam 
MSc in Stochastics and
Financial Mathematics 
  
MSc Finance, specialising in financial economics, Vrije Universiteit 
 
  
166. Warwick
University 
MSc Financial Mathematics 
 
  
167. Worcester
Polytechnic Institute 
MSc Financial Mathematics 
 
  
168. York
University 
G.Dip. Financial Engineering
    
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