EPFL - Master in Financial Engineering

The master’s program is strong overall, providing solid knowledge across the most relevant topics in Financial Engineering. However, there are a few areas for improvement. I would suggest removing some mandatory courses to give students more flexibility to tailor their academic journey to their individual interests.

In general, the professors and TAs explain concepts clearly and often provide valuable insights and suggestions to help you explore topics in greater depth.

Finally, it would be very helpful to organize dedicated sessions to strengthen the specific skills required for quantitative interviews.

Very strong and diverse quantitative program. You can dive deep across many different fields within quant finance. Some exams and courses are quite tough but worth the hustle for such a competitive progam.

Expect technical courses that probe both math and code. Exams are tough and reward generalization: instead of repeating class problems, they push you to extend the theory to unfamiliar situations. Plus, a strong lineup of data-science classes lets you dive into cutting-edge machine-learning electives.