2023 QuantNet Ranking of Best Financial Engineering Programs
The 2023 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.
- Tuition
- $42,395
- Enrollment
- 22 FT, 3 PT
- At Graduation
- 100%
- Average salary*
- $169,516
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Master of Financial Engineering
3
- Total Score
- 93
- Peer Score
- 4.0
- Tuition
- $78,142
- Enrollment
- 78 FT, 7 PT
- At Graduation
- 88%
- Average salary*
- $169,634
Carnegie Mellon University
New York, NY 10005 | Pittsburgh, PA 15213
MS in Computational Finance
4
- Total Score
- 91
- Peer Score
- 4.1
- Tuition
- $90,304
- Enrollment
- 103 FT, 4 PT
- At Graduation
- 87%
- Average salary*
- $136,121
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Master of Finance
6
- Total Score
- 86
- Peer Score
- 3.2
- Tuition
- $73,000
- Enrollment
- 46 FT, 2 PT
- At Graduation
- 75%
- Average salary*
- $110,931
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Masters in Financial Engineering
9
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.8
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 11201
MS in Financial Engineering
9
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.3
- Tuition
- $79,674
- Enrollment
- 153 FT, 2 PT
- At Graduation
- 76%
- Average salary*
- $117,150
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Master of Financial Engineering
9
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.5
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
MS in Financial Mathematics
12
- Total Score
- 79
- Peer Score
- 3.4
- Tuition
- $88,183
- Enrollment
- 91 FT, 10 PT
- At Graduation
- 91%
- Average salary*
- $128,395
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Master in Financial Mathematics
13
- Total Score
- 78
- Peer Score
- 2.7
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance
14
- Total Score
- 72
- Peer Score
- 3.1
- Tuition
- $60,228
- Enrollment
- 50 FT, 1 PT
- At Graduation
- 91%
- Average salary*
- $114,780
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
MS Computational Finance & Risk Management
15
- Total Score
- 69
- Peer Score
- 3.0
- Tuition
- $46,715
- Enrollment
- 36 FT, 7 PT
- At Graduation
- 87%
- Average salary*
- $91,945
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Financial Mathematics MSE
17
- Total Score
- 64
- Peer Score
- 2.5
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
MS in Mathematical Finance and Financial Technology
18
- Total Score
- 61
- Peer Score
- 3.2
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030
MS in Financial Engineering
19
- Total Score
- 55
- Peer Score
- 2.4
- Tuition
- $51,966
- Enrollment
- 28 FT, 5 PT
- At Graduation
- 60%
- Average salary*
- $99,443
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ 08854
MS in Financial Statistics and Risk Management
NR
- Peer Score
- 2.4
- Tuition
- $56,100
- Enrollment
- 9 FT, 1 PT
- At Graduation
- 50%
- Average salary*
- $85,833
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Master of Financial Engineering
NR
- Peer Score
- 2.8
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
MS in Mathematical Finance
NR
- Peer Score
- 2.5
- Tuition
- $42,826
- Enrollment
- 13 FT, 4 PT
- At Graduation
- 50%
- Average salary*
- $103,000
| Rank | Program | Total Score | Peer Score | % Employed at Graduation | % Employed at 3 months | Salary | Cohort Size | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baruch College
|
100 | 4.2 | 100% | 100% | $169,516 | 22 FT, 3 PT | $42,395 |
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
97 | 3.9 | 100% | 100% | $199,000 | 25 FT | $114,820 |
| 3 |
University of California, Berkeley
|
93 | 4.0 | 88% | 100% | $169,634 | 78 FT, 7 PT | $78,142 |
| 4 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
91 | 4.1 | 88% | 96% | $132,291 | 96 FT | $92,534 |
| 5 |
Columbia University
|
87 | 3.4 | 87% | 100% | $136,121 | 103 FT, 4 PT | $90,304 |
| 6 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
86 | 3.2 | 90% | 100% | $139,697 | 123 FT | $117,044 |
| 7 |
Cornell University
|
82 | 3.7 | 80% | 100% | $130,200 | 57 FT | $93,684 |
| 7 |
New York University
|
82 | 3.8 | 75% | 100% | $110,931 | 46 FT, 2 PT | $73,000 |
| 9 |
Columbia University
|
80 | 3.8 | 40% | 65% | $118,781 | 95 FT | $85,032 |
| 9 |
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
|
80 | 3.3 | 76% | 94% | $117,150 | 153 FT, 2 PT | $79,674 |
| 9 |
University of California, Los Angeles
|
80 | 3.5 | 95% | 100% | $122,662 | 88 FT | $85,276 |
| 12 |
University of Chicago
|
79 | 3.4 | 91% | 96% | $128,395 | 91 FT, 10 PT | $88,183 |
| 13 |
North Carolina State University
|
78 | 2.7 | 85% | 100% | $131,229 | 33 FT | $61,359 |
| 14 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
|
72 | 3.1 | 91% | 100% | $114,780 | 50 FT, 1 PT | $60,228 |
| 15 |
University of Washington
|
69 | 3.0 | 87% | 100% | $91,945 | 36 FT, 7 PT | $46,715 |
| 16 |
Rutgers University
|
66 | 3.1 | 50% | 91% | $100,442 | 64 FT | $66,783 |
| 17 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
64 | 2.5 | 67% | 100% | $101,569 | 33 FT | $91,627 |
| 18 |
Boston University
|
61 | 3.2 | 44% | 73% | $94,218 | 89 FT | $93,483 |
| 19 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
|
55 | 2.4 | 60% | 98% | $99,443 | 28 FT, 5 PT | $51,966 |
| 20 |
Fordham University
|
53 | 2.6 | 35% | 65% | $101,607 | 16 FT | $77,743 |
| NR |
Claremont Graduate University
|
2.3 | 50% | 75% | 5 FT | $82,467 | ||
| NR |
Lehigh University
|
2.5 | 100% | 100% | 13 FT, 1 PT | $45,300 | ||
| NR |
Oklahoma State University
|
7 FT | $12,012 | |||||
| NR |
Rutgers University
|
2.4 | 50% | 100% | $85,833 | 9 FT, 1 PT | $56,100 | |
| NR |
Rutgers University
|
3.0 | 25% | 75% | 9 FT | $65,077 | ||
| NR |
Stony Brook University
|
2.5 | 50% | 50% | $68,000 | 24 FT | $44,892 | |
| NR |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
|
2.8 | 47% | 89% | 27 FT | $78,483 | ||
| NR |
University of Minnesota
|
2.6 | 70% | 90% | 14 FT, 4 PT | $49,420 | ||
| NR |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
|
2.5 | 50% | 73% | $103,000 | 13 FT, 4 PT | $42,826 |
- Published
- 12/11/23
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