COMPARE NCSU FinMath vs BU MSMFT

[excaliburrata]

Hey Everyone!

I recently got accepted into both these programs - NCSU FinMath and BU MSMFT (with scholarship) and I was looking for advice on which program is better for my career path - Quant Research/ Quant Trading. I don't have any past quant internship and I'm currently more inclined to NCSU because of their career placement stats. Please advice.

Background : I started trading as a hobby in both forex and equity markets a few years back and decided to take it up seriously as a career. I've been experimenting with Algo trading and I've built trading bots, etc. I don't have any relevant past internships and I want to do Quant research/ Quant trading after graduation from my masters program.

 

[MichaelLewis]

It doesn’t look like many alumni go into quant research/trading when looking at the career paths of NCSU.

BU also has several trading related courses that could prove useful.

 

[Lukee]

MSMFT Employment Stats | Questrom School of Business

Employment and Placement Data

Average starting salary - $119,000; Average Sign-on Bonus - $17,000; Employment 6 months after graduation: 100%. (The above data is based on Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates.) Placement Data 2022 - 2023 Selected Employers Commercial/Investment Banks: Bank of America, Bank of Montreal...

financial.math.ncsu.edu

 

[excaliburrata]

It doesn’t look like many alumni go into quant research/trading when looking at the career paths of NCSU.

BU also has several trading related courses that could prove useful.

According to NCSU's website it seems quant trading was among their alumnus career paths but I'm not sure what % of it was

 

[excaliburrata]

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