Santa Clara University M.S. Applied Math

[operationsresearchguy]

Has anybody on this site successfully completed this program? I noticed this degree has a Mathematical Finance concentration. Does anybody have any info on this program other than what is on their website?

 

[mscquant]

While I was working in a startup in San Jose area, I had taken some masters classes in their CS department. Their graduate program was very small, and the professors are not usually full-time professors (mostly just lecturers). While their undergrad programs get some recognition in the north cal area, I don't think their graduate program will give you much visibility else where (ie. NYC)

 

[operationsresearchguy]

Thanks for the reply! Yeah that place doesn't even require letters of rec. I was just considering it because of its location.

 

[mscquant]

SCU's admissions for math program is done by this one professor, I forgot his name, but yeah... you're not going to be exposed to ANY research activities. It's just class, class, class.

If you're in north cal, Berkeley is probably most prominent as it's one of the first schools to offer an advanced degree in financial engineering. Stanford MSE is also great, although not specifically tailored towards Financial Engineering. The nature of that specific program is mathematically quite rigorous.

 

[operationsresearchguy]

Thanks for the advice! I'll stay away from SCU haha.