2022 QuantNet Ranking of Best Financial Engineering Programs
The 2022 QuantNet MFE ranking is the most authoritative and comprehensive ranking of best Financial Engineering (MFE), Mathematical Finance programs in the continental USA.
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.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Master of Financial Engineering
2
- Total Score
- 95
- Peer Score
- 4.0
- Tuition
- $76,610
- Enrollment
- 79 FT, 3 PT
- At Graduation
- 84%
- Average salary*
- $143,012
Carnegie Mellon University
New York, NY 10005 | Pittsburgh, PA 15213
MS in Computational Finance
3
- Total Score
- 94
- Peer Score
- 4.3
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Masters in Financial Engineering
5
- Total Score
- 92
- Peer Score
- 3.8
- Tuition
- $86,788
- Enrollment
- 122 FT, 3 PT
- At Graduation
- 76%
- Average salary*
- $106,218
- Tuition
- $75,957
- Enrollment
- 49 FT, 4 PT
- At Graduation
- 54%
- Average salary*
- $103,949
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 11201
MS in Financial Engineering
7
- Total Score
- 84
- Peer Score
- 3.5
- Tuition
- $77,018
- Enrollment
- 131 FT, 1 PT
- At Graduation
- 76%
- Average salary*
- $96,358
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Master of Finance
9
- Total Score
- 81
- Peer Score
- 3.2
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
Master in Financial Engineering
10
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.6
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
MS in Financial Mathematics
10
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.5
- Tuition
- $86,428
- Enrollment
- 141 FT, 5 PT
- At Graduation
- 76%
- Average salary*
- $108,391
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Master of Financial Engineering
12
- Total Score
- 79
- Peer Score
- 3.3
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance
13
- Total Score
- 78
- Peer Score
- 3.2
- Tuition
- $61,260
- Enrollment
- 76 FT, 1 PT
- At Graduation
- 74%
- Average salary*
- $113,495
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Master in Financial Mathematics
13
- Total Score
- 78
- Peer Score
- 2.3
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
MS Computational Finance & Risk Management
15
- Total Score
- 76
- Peer Score
- 3.1
- Tuition
- $46,500
- Enrollment
- 43 FT, 15 PT
- At Graduation
- 76%
- Average salary*
- $90,093
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Master of Financial Mathematics
17
- Total Score
- 64
- Peer Score
- 2.7
- Tuition
- $47,775
- Enrollment
- 17 FT, 4 PT
- At Graduation
- 75%
- Average salary*
- $79,000
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
MS in Mathematical Finance and Financial Technology
18
- Total Score
- 60
- Peer Score
- 3.0
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Master in Quantitative Finance
19
- Total Score
- 58
- Peer Score
- 2.4
- Tuition
- $44,342
- Enrollment
- 22 FT, 1 PT
- At Graduation
- 27%
- Average salary*
- $90,000
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Master of Financial Engineering
20
- Total Score
- 55
- Peer Score
- 2.7
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030
MS in Financial Engineering
21
- Total Score
- 54
- Peer Score
- 2.4
- Tuition
- $50,210
- Enrollment
- 42 FT, 4 PT
- At Graduation
- 33%
- Average salary*
- $82,665
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
MS in Mathematical Finance
NR
- Peer Score
- 2.2
- Tuition
- $41,720
- Enrollment
- 17 FT, 5 PT
- At Graduation
- 62%
- Average salary*
- $87,182
| Rank | Program | Total Score | Peer Score | % Employed at Graduation | % Employed at 3 months | Salary | Cohort Size | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baruch College
|
100 | 4.1 | 100% | 100% | $152,483 | 24 FT | $42,395 |
| 2 |
University of California, Berkeley
|
95 | 4.0 | 84% | 99% | $143,012 | 79 FT, 3 PT | $76,610 |
| 3 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
94 | 4.3 | 68% | 97% | $125,537 | 95 FT | $90,189 |
| 4 |
Princeton University
|
93 | 3.8 | 100% | 100% | $138,607 | 32 FT | $112,020 |
| 5 |
Columbia University
|
92 | 3.8 | 87% | 100% | $119,169 | 133 FT | $81,792 |
| 6 |
Columbia University
|
85 | 3.3 | 76% | 100% | $106,218 | 122 FT, 3 PT | $86,788 |
| 7 |
New York University
|
84 | 3.9 | 54% | 95% | $103,949 | 49 FT, 4 PT | $75,957 |
| 7 |
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
|
84 | 3.5 | 76% | 92% | $96,358 | 131 FT, 1 PT | $77,018 |
| 9 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
81 | 3.2 | 79% | 99% | $92,920 | 138 FT | $113,700 |
| 10 |
Cornell University
|
80 | 3.6 | 48% | 100% | $113,994 | 63 FT | $90,439 |
| 10 |
University of Chicago
|
80 | 3.5 | 76% | 90% | $108,391 | 141 FT, 5 PT | $86,428 |
| 12 |
University of California, Los Angeles
|
79 | 3.3 | 74% | 95% | $107,654 | 81 FT | $81,216 |
| 13 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
|
78 | 3.2 | 74% | 97% | $113,495 | 76 FT, 1 PT | $61,260 |
| 13 |
North Carolina State University
|
78 | 2.3 | 60% | 100% | $118,000 | 37 FT | $59,534 |
| 15 |
University of Washington
|
76 | 3.1 | 76% | 100% | $90,093 | 43 FT, 15 PT | $46,500 |
| 16 |
Rutgers University
|
70 | 2.9 | 71% | 93% | $96,208 | 80 FT | $64,900 |
| 17 |
University of Minnesota
|
64 | 2.7 | 75% | 100% | $79,000 | 17 FT, 4 PT | $47,775 |
| 18 |
Boston University
|
60 | 3.0 | 38% | 73% | $89,215 | 108 FT | $93,171 |
| 19 |
Stony Brook University
|
58 | 2.4 | 27% | 100% | $90,000 | 22 FT, 1 PT | $44,342 |
| 20 |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
|
55 | 2.7 | 25% | 84% | $80,000 | 32 FT | $78,285 |
| 21 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
|
54 | 2.4 | 33% | 90% | $82,665 | 42 FT, 4 PT | $50,210 |
| 22 |
Lehigh University
|
53 | 2.0 | 33% | 90% | $82,665 | 13 FT | $50,210 |
| NR |
Claremont Graduate University
|
2.3 | 38% | 63% | $83,336 | 9 FT | $82,467 | |
| NR |
Johns Hopkins University
|
2.7 | 20% | 73% | $91,736 | 58 FT | $89,373 | |
| NR |
Rutgers University
|
10 FT, 1 PT | $56,239 | |||||
| NR |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
|
2.2 | 62% | 81% | $87,182 | 17 FT, 5 PT | $41,720 |
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