Thoughts on Unranked US/UK Programs

[Useless]

Hi. What do you think about the programs I’ve attached below that are not included in the QuantNet rankings? Are they worth a try? Are they good for a quant career?

Harvard University

Finance

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

University of Pennsylvania

Finance

King’s College London

Computational Finance

University College London

"Computational Finance

University of Cambridge

Finance

University of Edinburgh

Computational Mathematical Finance

University of Manchester

Quantitative Finance

 

[quingleberry]

Depends on the type of role and the rest of your profile, but I'd say Cambridge and Harvard wouldn't be bad options especially if you come from a more computational background already.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Some of the UK programs are on our UK ranking list but overall I think this list is a mixed bag where highly selective universities like Harvard/UPenn are lumped together with UMich QFRM program or Machester/Edinburgh.
Many of them prepare you for totally different career tracks with divergent skillsets.
I think you should get a more focused list on what you want to do, your skillsets and start from there.

 

[Nick Jones]

Hi. What do you think about the programs I’ve attached below that are not included in the QuantNet rankings? Are they worth a try? Are they good for a quant career?

Harvard University

Finance

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

University of Pennsylvania

Finance

King’s College London

Computational Finance

University College London

"Computational Finance

University of Cambridge

Finance

University of Edinburgh

Computational Mathematical Finance

University of Manchester

Quantitative Finance

I study at Manchester on the QF course. Happy to connect and answer any specific questions you have about the course.