MS in Quantitative Finance (MSQF)
A STEM-designated 39-credit master with financial modelling, econometrics, programming and an internship/project component. A substantial elective allowance supports different interests in trading, risk, machine learning and computational finance.
What you’ll study
Core
- Financial Markets and Modeling
- Derivatives
- Machine Learn & Econometrics
- Time Series Econometrics
- Financial Programming
- Internship and Project Report
- Business Comm for Quants A
- Research Seminar 1
- Research Seminar 2
Electives
- Blockchain
- Digital Currencies
- Machine Learning for Business
- Cloud Computing
- Deep Learning
- Advanced Python with AI
Source: bulletin.fordham.edu ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- Typical backgrounds include maths, physics, engineering, economics and computing
- Maths
- Statistics; Differential equations; Real analysis; Probability theory; Econometrics
- Programming
- Computer programming
- Tests
- GRE or GMAT encouraged but not required
Source: fordham.edu ↗
After graduation
The programme doesn’t publish an employment report.
QuantNet’s 2026 ranking reports 2025 full-time graduating cohort: 44% employed at graduation; 83% employed three months after graduation employment and a US$135,500 reported compensation figure for the 2025 full-time graduating cohort. The table labels this “Base salary”; the methodology defines average starting salary and sign-on bonus. Components are not reconciled by the source; this is not a median. starting salary. See the ranking ↗
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What students and graduates say
Threads from QuantNet and other forums where applicants, students and graduates discuss this programme. They’re personal views and may be out of date.
- Fordham University - MS in Quantitative Finance - Student reviews (QuantNet)
- M.S.Q.F Admissions Interview (Reddit)
- QuantNet programme profile and reviews: Fordham University — MS in Quantitative Finance (QuantNet)
The programme page advertises 85–90% placement within three months and near 100% within six months, without identifying a cohort year.
Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.