Universities / Stony Brook University
MS in Quantitative Finance (MSQF)
A STEM-designated quantitative finance MS run by the Applied Mathematics and Statistics department, centred on practical alpha generation with real tick data across stocks, commodities, indices and derivatives. Faculty include people with Wall Street trading-system experience.
What you’ll study
Core
- AMS 507
- AMS 510
- AMS 511
- AMS 512
- AMS 513
- AMS 514
- AMS 516
- AMS 517
- AMS 518
- AMS 572
Electives
- At least 2 electives to reach 36 credits, e.g. AMS 515, 520, 522, 523, 526-528, 530, 540, 542, 550, 553, 560-562, 569, 570, 578, 580, 586, 595, 603 (five suggested sequences: risk management, machine learning, statistics, stochastic calculus/OR, computational methods)
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Before you apply
- Other
- Page says admission is highly competitive; no requirements listed
Source: stonybrook.edu ↗
After graduation
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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.
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