2025 QuantNet Ranking of Best Financial Engineering Programs
The 2025 QuantNet Ranking stands as the most comprehensive guide of the top Quantitative Finance and Financial Engineering programs in the United States.
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
3
- Total Score
- 93
- Peer Score
- 4.2
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Master of Financial Engineering
4
- Total Score
- 88
- Peer Score
- 3.6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Master of Finance
5
- Total Score
- 86
- Peer Score
- 3.0
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Masters in Financial Engineering
6
- Total Score
- 85
- Peer Score
- 3.6
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance
8
- Total Score
- 80
- Peer Score
- 3.0
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 11201
MS in Financial Engineering
9
- Total Score
- 77
- Peer Score
- 3.0
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Master in Financial Mathematics
12
- Total Score
- 74
- Peer Score
- 2.3
New York University
New York, NY 10012
MS in Mathematics in Finance
13
- Total Score
- 69
- Peer Score
- 3.6
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
MS Computational Finance & Risk Management
16
- Total Score
- 62
- Peer Score
- 2.5
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Master of Financial Engineering
17
- Total Score
- 61
- Peer Score
- 3.1
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030
MS in Financial Engineering
18
- Total Score
- 56
- Peer Score
- 2.3
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Master of Financial Engineering
19
- Total Score
- 55
- Peer Score
- 2.7
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Master of Financial Mathematics
20
- Total Score
- 46
- Peer Score
- 2.0
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
MS in Mathematical Finance and Financial Technology
21
- Total Score
- 44
- Peer Score
- 2.5
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093
Master of Quantitative Finance
22
- Total Score
- 39
- Peer Score
- 2.0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
MS in Mathematical Finance
NR
- Peer Score
- 2.2
| Rank | Program | Total Score | Peer Score | % Employed at Graduation | % Employed at 3 months | % Employed in the US | Salary + Sign On Bonus | Cohort Size | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
100 | 3.7 | 95% | 100% | 90% | $259,942 | 35 FT | $124,800 |
| 2 |
Baruch College
|
99 | 4.2 | 91% | 100% | 87% | $200,207 | 23 FT, 4 PT | $42,395 |
| 3 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
93 | 4.2 | 89% | 99% | 97% | $165,025 | 101 FT | $100,685 |
| 4 |
University of California, Berkeley
|
88 | 3.6 | 79% | 92% | 83% | $168,263 | 76 FT, 10 PT | $82,901 |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
86 | 3.0 | 76% | 97% | 66% | $154,909 | 118 FT | $125,484 |
| 6 |
Columbia University
|
85 | 3.6 | 37% | 100% | 56% | $152,119 | 123 FT | $93,024 |
| 6 |
University of Chicago
|
85 | 3.4 | 78% | 95% | 79% | $134,285 | 124 FT, 6 PT | $96,826 |
| 8 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
|
80 | 3.0 | 93% | 100% | 89% | $120,587 | 51 FT | $64,347 |
| 9 |
Columbia University
|
77 | 3.4 | 49% | 75% | 60% | $129,249 | 102 FT, 7 PT | $98,930 |
| 9 |
Cornell University
|
77 | 3.2 | 55% | 84% | 77% | $140,500 | 65 FT | $102,570 |
| 9 |
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
|
77 | 3.0 | 67% | 89% | 64% | $119,528 | 146 FT | $81,581 |
| 12 |
North Carolina State University
|
74 | 2.3 | 62% | 100% | 100% | $122,900 | 23 FT | $64,609 |
| 13 |
New York University
|
69 | 3.6 | 40% | 49% | 49% | $118,363 | 26 FT, 4 PT | $84,969 |
| 14 |
Rutgers University
|
67 | 2.5 | 60% | 87% | 62% | $111,823 | 46 FT | $79,221 |
| 15 |
Fordham University
|
65 | 2.4 | 75% | 100% | 100% | $124,500 | 39 FT | $105,575 |
| 16 |
University of Washington
|
62 | 2.5 | 53% | 72% | 47% | $111,359 | 27 FT, 3 PT | $50,930 |
| 17 |
University of California, Los Angeles
|
61 | 3.1 | 48% | 67% | 61% | $113,679 | 97 FT | $93,120 |
| 18 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
|
56 | 2.3 | 24% | 94% | 94% | $129,694 | 52 FT, 6 PT | $56,476 |
| 19 |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
|
55 | 2.7 | 35% | 74% | 48% | $102,909 | 49 FT | $78,969 |
| 20 |
University of Minnesota
|
46 | 2.0 | 60% | 80% | 80% | $93,458 | 19 FT, 1 PT | $52,675 |
| 21 |
Boston University
|
44 | 2.5 | 17% | 40% | 14% | $93,381 | 88 FT | $94,904 |
| 22 |
University of California, San Diego
|
39 | 2.0 | 16% | 47% | 21% | $63,653 | 215 FT | $79,924 |
| NR |
Johns Hopkins University
|
2.6 | 29 FT | $99,989 | |||||
| NR |
Lehigh University
|
2.1 | 13 FT | $57,560 | |||||
| NR |
Stony Brook University
|
2.3 | 50% | 50% | 18 FT, 1 PT | $50,872 | |||
| NR |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
|
2.2 | 78% | 78% | 67% | $105,334 | 8 FT, 4 PT | $46,000 |
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