2017 QuantNet Ranking of Best Financial Engineering Programs
Ranked by QuantNet in Oct 2016. The most comprehensive 2017 ranking of best Financial Engineering (MFE), Mathematical Finance programs in North America.
The QuantNet ranking of Financial Engineering, Mathematical, and Quantitative Finance master's programs in the US offers detailed insights into placement and admission statistics from the nation's top programs. It serves as the ultimate guide for prospective applicants, helping them choose and enroll in the best master’s programs in quantitative finance.
Carnegie Mellon University
New York, NY 10005 | Pittsburgh, PA 15213
MS in Computational Finance
1
- Total Score
- 100
- Peer Score
- 4.3
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Master of Financial Engineering
1
- Total Score
- 100
- Peer Score
- 4.2
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Masters in Financial Engineering
4
- Total Score
- 99
- Peer Score
- 4.0
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance
10
- Total Score
- 84
- Peer Score
- 2.8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Master of Finance
10
- Total Score
- 84
- Peer Score
- 3.7
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
MS Computational Finance & Risk Management
12
- Total Score
- 83
- Peer Score
- 2.8
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
MS in Mathematical Finance and Financial Technology
13
- Total Score
- 82
- Peer Score
- 2.8
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 11201
MS in Financial Engineering
13
- Total Score
- 82
- Peer Score
- 3.0
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Master of Financial Engineering
13
- Total Score
- 82
- Peer Score
- 3.1
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Master of Mathematical Finance
13
- Total Score
- 82
- Peer Score
- 3.1
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Master in Financial Mathematics
18
- Total Score
- 78
- Peer Score
- 2.4
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Master of Quantitative Finance
18
- Total Score
- 78
- Peer Score
- 2.9
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Financial Mathematics MSE
21
- Total Score
- 77
- Peer Score
- 2.5
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Master of Financial Engineering
22
- Total Score
- 73
- Peer Score
- 2.8
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
MS in Mathematical Finance
23
- Total Score
- 71
- Peer Score
- 2.2
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL 60616
Master in Mathematical Finance
25
- Total Score
- 68
- Peer Score
- 2.3
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Master of Financial Mathematics
26
- Total Score
- 67
- Peer Score
- 2.4
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY 12180
MS in Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics
27
- Total Score
- 64
- Peer Score
- 2.2
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA 91711
MS in Financial Engineering
28
- Total Score
- 59
- Peer Score
- 2.0
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030
MS in Financial Engineering
NR
- Total Score
- 56
- Peer Score
- 2.1
| Rank | Program | Total Score | Peer Score | % Employed at Graduation | % Employed at 3 months | % Employed in the US | Compensation | Cohort Size | Acceptance Rate | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baruch College
|
100 | 4.0 | 93% | 97% | $105,000 | 34 FT, 6 PT | 7.5% | $35,040 | |
| 1 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
100 | 4.3 | 78% | 91% | $95,851 | 99 FT | 14.7% | $81,300 | |
| 1 |
University of California, Berkeley
|
100 | 4.2 | 80% | 93% | $106,874 | 69 FT | 17.3% | $66,084 | |
| 4 |
Columbia University
|
99 | 4.0 | $93,000 | 83 FT | 8.9% | $64,152 | |||
| 4 |
New York University
|
99 | 3.9 | 30 FT, 8 PT | 8.1% | $63,552 | ||||
| 6 |
Princeton University
|
96 | 3.7 | 100% | 100% | $120,000 | 32 FT | 6.2% | $94,700 | |
| 7 |
Cornell University
|
91 | 3.7 | $90,000 | 64 FT | 20.0% | $75,000 | |||
| 8 |
Columbia University
|
90 | 3.7 | 68.75% | 87.5% | $98,600 | 114 FT | 15.2% | $63,352 | |
| 9 |
University of Chicago
|
88 | 3.4 | 73.85% | 97% | $85,000 | 75 FT, 4 PT | 22.5% | $80,000 | |
| 10 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
|
84 | 2.8 | 89% | 100% | $81,481 | 36 FT | 14.0% | $56,067 | |
| 10 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
84 | 3.7 | 54.2% | 84.3% | $79,832 | 114 FT | 8.0% | $100,350 | |
| 12 |
University of Washington
|
83 | 2.8 | 31 FT, 26 PT | 14.2% | $39,690 | ||||
| 13 |
Boston University
|
82 | 2.8 | 104 FT | 23.0% | $73,164 | ||||
| 13 |
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
|
82 | 3.0 | 54% | 68% | $71,000 | 144 FT, 3 PT | 12.9% | $57,123 | |
| 13 |
University of California, Los Angeles
|
82 | 3.1 | 80 FT | 18.0% | $60,756 | ||||
| 13 |
University of Toronto
|
82 | 3.1 | 27 FT | 12.1% | C$45,000 | ||||
| 17 |
Rutgers University
|
80 | 2.5 | $85,000 | 55 FT | 40.2% | $59,057 | |||
| 18 |
Fordham University
|
78 | 2.3 | 68.4% | 89.5% | $85,000 | 44 FT | 14.0% | $56,500 | |
| 18 |
North Carolina State University
|
78 | 2.4 | 34 FT | 60.0% | $46,641 | ||||
| 18 |
University of Waterloo
|
78 | 2.9 | 20 FT | C$14,685 | |||||
| 21 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
77 | 2.5 | 68% | 41 FT | 19.1% | $73,164 | |||
| 22 |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
|
73 | 2.8 | $85,000 | 64 FT | 35.4% | $57,000 | |||
| 23 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
|
71 | 2.2 | $79,925 | 60 FT, 34 PT | 70.8% | $39,674 | |||
| 24 |
Rutgers University
|
69 | 2.6 | 32% | 74% | $65,000 | 23 FT, 1 PT | 26.8% | $55,700 | |
| 25 |
Illinois Institute of Technology
|
68 | 2.3 | 20 FT | 45.3% | $56,925 | ||||
| 26 |
University of Minnesota
|
67 | 2.4 | 23% | 42% | $70,000 | 28 FT, 6 PT | 14.0% | $37,920 | |
| 27 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
|
64 | 2.2 | 41% | 52% | $78,227 | 59 FT | 47.3% | $49,520 | |
| 28 |
Claremont Graduate University
|
59 | 2.0 | 57% | 86% | $58,220 | 18 FT | 58.2% | $73,880 | |
| NR |
Stevens Institute of Technology
|
56 | 2.1 | 41% | 73% | $83,696 | $46,837 |