Sophisticated modeling and information technology now dominate the financial world. The theories and the practice of Finance are challenged today by complex financial and global systems and by dynamically changing regulatory environments and politics. A global world in transition creates both opportunities and challenges for financial engineers to adapt theoretical and financial constructs into profitable and innovative opportunities by creating innovative, custom-designed instruments in the marketplace.
At the NYU School of Engineering, we train our students to do exactly that: to engineer the future of finance and transform financial theory into practice. The MS in Financial Engineering program furnishes students with foundational knowledge in financial concepts. This knowledge then becomes a springboard to specialized fields where students can apply concepts to everything from derivatives risk finance to financial IT and algorithmic trading on Big Data.
The program allows students to select courses from the following focus areas:
- Corporate Finance and Financial Markets
- Computational Finance
- Technology and Algorithmic Finance
- Risk Finance
The Department receives a large number of applications every year. To be considered for admission into the MS in Financial Engineering program, students must have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution and proven proficiency in:
- Linear Algebra
- Probability Theory
- Multivariable Calculus (Advanced)
- Applied Statistics
- Computer Programming
Admission Requirements
- Official Transcripts
- Resume
- Statement of Purpose
- 1-minute video
- 2 Letters Of Recommendation
- English Language Proficiency Testing, where applicable
- Online application
- $90 application fee