An MSc, or Master of Science, degree represents completion of an advanced graduate program. The master’s degree is usually awarded after completion of a two year focused program. However, some of these graduate programs require less than the typical two years. With completion of the advanced program, graduates are prepared to fill competitive roles in their chosen professions.
What is an MSc in Quantitative Finance? This advanced program exposes students to mathematical methods that are used in contemporary financial economics and related issues. The coursework provides students with practice in trading and investing, and in analysis of credit risks. Students learn to analyze and manage quant groups, evaluate prices for equity and bonds, perform tail risk analysis, and extract information from massive databases. This program generally constitutes full-time class attendance for a year.
There are many benefits to participation in, and completion of, this Master of Science program. Graduates have access to professionals in the industry and opportunities to apply the skills that they are developing. They build their credibility as professionals while still in the educational program. Graduates also have access to jobs and prospects for advancement in their chosen professions. They can expect higher salaries and better working conditions
The cost for this program can vary a great deal from one school to another and from one country to another. For specific information, prospective students should contact individual schools.
Graduates can expect to find lucrative and influential positions in the finance and insurance industries. They are prepared to provide quantitative resolution of contemporary issues and to use mathematical modeling in risk management situations and throughout the course of their work. Jobs may be found with insurance companies, banking institutions, and both public and private agencies. Graduates might find positions as asset managers and actuaries. Other job placements may include positions in stock brokerages, supervisory financial institutions, and asset management companies.
Prospective students can learn about application and admission to the available schools as they review the information in the listings below. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.
Quantitative Finance is the quantitative analysis of financial markets and decision-making using statistics and mathematical tools of physics, computer science, and engineering. [+]
Earn your master’s degree as part of an international network of 19 leading business schools and corporate partners committed to developing global talent with strong quantitative competencies, analytical skills, international and intercultural experience, and management potential. [+]
Our MS in Quantitative Economics blends mathematics, economics, and business to develop in-depth analytical, statistical, and computational skills you can apply to macro-labor economics, public finance, monetary policy, financial economics, market design, and more. [+]
The Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance from the Reiman School combines the in-depth study of finance theories and principles with advanced technologies, communication, and teamwork with a strong focus on ethics and values. [+]
Alliance Manchester Business School and the School of Mathematics have combined their academic strength and practical expertise to deliver the MSc Quantitative Finance course. [+]
The Master’s Program in Quantitative Finance is available at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) since the winter semester 2009/2010. [+]
SMU MQF by coursework provides a pathway to equip students with the knowledge to tame the risk while staying on the top of the game. It offers [+]
Globally, financial tools, products, and software are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated. There's a demand for market-aware graduates who can demonstrate an understanding of mathematical models used in these products. [+]
The profession of econometrics and management science involves doing quantitative analyses in order to solve problems faced by the government and businesses. Economic aspects usually play a major role in such problems. This study programme is mainly geared to teaching students the necessary economic theory and quantitative skills. [+]
The International Master of Science in Quantitative Economics (IMSQE) is an elite programme at the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS. Students tailor their own study programme on the basis of a range of advanced courses with a quantitative orientation, including selected PhD-level courses. The programme requires strong analytical skills in quantitative methods, and there are special requirements regarding the level and qualitative content of written assignments. A particular emphasis is placed on the students’ analytical and quantitative skills. [+]
Following an academic review the structure of the M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance has changed and will now be a two semester course consisting of 10 modules along with a summer dissertation. [+]
The MSc Finance (Quantitative Finance) has been created principally for postgraduates whose work in banks and other financial institutions requires a knowledge of statistical (particularly econometric) and quantitative approaches to risk and derivatives. [+]
The study programme Quantitative Economics (MSQE), which is taught in English, offers analytical and quantitative training that is closely linked to the PhD programmes offered by the Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management. [+]
The MSc in Quantitative Finance – an innovative cross-faculty alliance between the Strathclyde Business School and the Faculty of Science – has been developed to address this need. [+]
A master’s program based on field data and measurable results. What else would you expect from a bunch of quants? [+]
