Universities / Uppsala University
Master's Programme in Mathematics – Financial Mathematics (UU FM)
Financial mathematics specialisation within Uppsala's mathematics master's for students with a mathematics bachelor's degree who want to apply mathematics to finance. Graduates mostly become analysts, largely in banking.
What you’ll study
Electives
- Financial theory
- Financial derivatives
Source: uu.se ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- Bachelor's (180 credits) equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen
- Maths
- 90 credits in mathematics, including at least 20 credits in probability theory, programming and/or numerical analysis
- English
- IELTS 6.5 overall, no section below 5.5; TOEFL iBT total 90 with written 20
Source: uu.se ↗
After graduation
- Typical first roles
- Analyst (mostly banking)
- Employers
- Combient, Swedbank, Uppsala Monitoring Centre, Qliro, Zettle (PayPal), Max Matthiessen Group, Nordea
Source: uu.se ↗
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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.