BS in Quantitative Finance (BSQF)
Undergraduate degree blending finance, mathematics, computer science and data analytics, built around a sequence of quantitative finance courses and a two-course senior design project. Students choose one of seven concentrations and use the Hanlon Financial Systems Center; accepted into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
What you’ll study
Core
- QF 101 Quantitative Finance
- QF 104 Data Management in R
- QF 106 Fundamentals of Probability for Finance
- QF 102 Basic Financial Tools
- QF 112 Statistics Quantitative Finance
- QF 103 Introduction to Financial Tools and Technology
- QF 200 Financial Econometrics
- QF 212 Advanced Probability and Stochastic Processes for Quantitative Finance
- QF 202 Financial Time Series
- QF 301 Advanced Time Series Analytics and Machine Learning
- QF 430 Introduction to Derivatives
- QF 302 Financial Market Microstructure and Trading
- QF 343 Introduction to Stochastic Calculus for QF
- QF 435 Risk Management for Capital Markets
- MGT 411/412 Senior Design I and II
- MA 121/122 Calculus
- MA 125 Vectors and Matrices
- MA 126 Multivariable Calculus I
- MA 221 Differential Equations
- CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science
- CS 284 Data Structures
- CS 385 Algorithms
Electives
- Concentrations (choose one): Accounting, Data Analytics, Quantitative Methods, Computer Science, Finance, Fintech, Economics
- Approved QF electives (3)
Source: web.stevens.edu ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- First-year undergraduate admission via Stevens Undergraduate Admissions (specific criteria not on programme page)
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After graduation
- Employment
- Virtually 100% placed within six months of graduation (as stated on programme page; class year not given)
- Salary
- Average starting salary $89,800, Class of 2025 (average, not median)
- Typical first roles
- Risk management, Investment banking, Financial modeling, Trading, Asset management, Quantitative analysis
- Employers
- Goldman Sachs, UBS, BlackRock, Bank of America, Prudential, JPMorgan Chase
Source: stevens.edu ↗
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Curriculum taken from the 2024-25 archived catalog; may have changed.
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.