Online M.S. in Finance

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The introduction of new technology — digital currencies, high-frequency trading, robo-investing, blockchain, machine learning — means the traditional finance jobs of the past are no more.

Whether you aspire to a management position in the finance department of your company, or seek to climb the ladder in the financial services sector, the master’s degree in Finance at Stevens will teach you to apply new tools in solving problems, anticipating trends and creating value through technology.

This program will give you a comprehensive foundation in financial and economic topics, as well as an understanding of common financial technologies and how to use them to exploit opportunity. You will apply quantitative thinking to the challenges of managing finance, while developing a specialty in an area of greatest interest to your career, such as investment banking or financial analytics.

U.S. News rankings: Stevens continues to impress

In its 2021 ranking of the Best Online Graduate Programs, U.S. News & World Report awarded the School of Business at Stevens its highest ratings yet — #35 in Best Online MBA, #14 for Best Business Programs (non-MBA) and #16 in Business Analytics.

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A unique online experience

When you choose to study online at Stevens, you're not sacrificing quality for convenience. Online programs at the School of Business are designed to offer a unique experience with features you won't find elsewhere. Among the benefits:

Live online classes in a virtual environment that puts a premium on engagement.
The same courses as the on-campus degree program, taught by the same world-class faculty.
Online career development services, as well as exclusive virtual lectures, skill development workshops and bootcamps, networking sessions, and social events.
A substantial tuition discount and GMAT waiver (part-time students).
Access to Headspace wellness/meditation service.

Meet: Niralee Thakkar M.S. '20

Niralee Thakkar was reluctant to take classes online, but was impressed by how hard her faculty worked to make the experience engaging, especially by enlisting guest speakers from industry. 'You tend to get a lot of good discussion and good questions' when real-world professionals visit, Niralee says.

Meet Niralee

Curriculum

The Finance curriculum has all the courses of a traditional finance degree, but each is presented with an emphasis on the application of technology in identifying trends, analyzing data and solving problems. The curriculum offers a three-course economics block and a four-course finance block, plus a series of one-credit lab courses in Bloomberg, R and SAS. You complete your degree with four elective courses — tech-intensive courses from financial engineering or a preselected concentration in an area like financial planning or analytics and risk. A capstone consulting experience also is available. Three prerequisite courses can be waived by passing the CFA level 1 exam or through equivalent work experience.

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Admission criteria

The online master's program in Finance is selective. To be considered, your application must include the following.

Your application must include official transcripts from all universities you have attended, or in which you are currently enrolled. These records must show your name, the name of the university attended, enrollment dates, coursework completed and grades assigned. Your bachelor's degree must come from an accredited institution, and you must have attained a B average, to be considered.
Work experience is not a requirement for the Finance program. However, the admissions committee values applicants with professional experience. You must include a résumé with your application that highlights:

Academic record.

Work and internship experience.

Leadership abilities.

Professional aspirations.
Candidates to the Finance program are required to submit GMAT or GRE scores with their application; part-time students (full-time professionals) are eligible to waive this requirement. Admission to this program is competitive, and only students with strong test scores will be considered. However, it's important to keep in mind that your test scores are only one feature of your application, and will be considered along with your other credentials. Please use the following reporting codes to submit test scores to Stevens:

GRE: 2819

GMAT: 638LX12

International students also must include TOEFL or IELTS scores along with their applications.

Online Finance by the numbers

#14 onlinefor business

Online non-MBA business programs at Stevens improved from #25 in the previous year (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)

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100%employment

Three months after graduation, 100% of Finance graduates in the Class of 2020 accepted job offers

$122,500

Average compensation for Stevens Finance graduates (Class of 2020)

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TopHonors

Awarded the 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 by the U.S. Distance Learning Association

2Top-end labs

Even virtually, the technology in our state-of-the-art labs ensures you master next-generation skills

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Meet our alumni

Graduates of the Finance program are capable leaders whose understanding of technology helps them create value, on Wall Street or in corporate offices in any industry.

Kanika Ghocha in a white blazer, standing in a corporate office.

Kanika Ghocha '19

Kanika's perspectives on technology and leadership made her a finalist in the prestigious Drucker essay competition. She's now a consultant at Deloitte.

Meet Kanika

Rui Ming in a yellow blouse against a white backdrop.

Rui Ming '21

Rui says the blend of leadership and technology skills in the Finance program is key to her ambition to start her own consultancy someday.

Meet Rui

Niralee Thakkar with Manhattan behind her.

Niralee Thakkar '20

Stevens gave Niralee a new perspective on business, which has helped her go beyond her background in corporate finance.

Meet Niralee

Finance faculty

Finance faculty bring unique insights to the classroom, thanks to their tech-infused research and the wealth of industry experience they offer to students.

Ionut Florescu

Dr. Florescu is an expert in creating stochastic models for real finance problems. He organizes an annual conference in high frequency at Stevens.

Meet Prof. Florescu

Manos Hatzakis with New York City in the background.

Emmanuel Hatzakis

Prof. Hatzakis brings a long career in leadership at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and others to Stevens.

Meet Prof. Hatzakis

Suman Banerjee

Dr. Banerjee's work in corporate governance and finance is changing how companies assess risk, particularly from the C-suite.

Meet Prof. Banerjee Research: CEO hubris and lawsuits

Andrea Rozario

Dr. Rozario's research looks at analytics and blockchain technology in accounting.

Meet Prof. Rozario Research: Real-world impact

Steve Yang

Dr. Yang is a respected thought leader in behavioral finance, systemic risk and fraud detection, among many other areas.

Meet Prof. Yang Research: Fighting fraud at SEC

Stefano Bonini

Dr. Bonini is an expert on corporate finance, venture capital and private equity, with a special interest in entrepreneurial finance.

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Papa Ndiaye

An expert in applied mathematics, Dr. Ndiaye teaches courses with special practical emphasis.

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George Calhoun

Dr. Calhoun is director of the Hanlon Financial Systems Center. He brings a long history of leadership in telecommunications to Stevens.

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Elaine Henry

Dr. Henry is an accounting expert whose research involves detailed analysis of corporate financial reporting.

Meet Prof. Henry Research: Financial reporting as narrative

Jim Biagi with New York in the background.

James Biagi

Professor Biagi has a long career as a tax attorney, in private practice and with the IRS, and as a consultant.

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Jonathan Kaufman

Dr. Kaufman brings more than 25 years' professional experience to Stevens, including running his own hedge fund.

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Jing Chen

Dr. Chen is an accounting expert who specializes in financial and textual analysis, as well as forecasting.

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Majeed Simaan

Dr. Simaan is interested in financial network interconnectedness, risk, machine learning and asset allocation.

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Germán Creamer

Dr. Creamer applies machine learning and analytical techniques to new kinds of problems in finance.

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Zachary Feinstein

Dr. Feinstein explores the topics of financial contagion and system risk in his research.

Meet Prof. Feinstein Research: The economics of Star Wars

Victor Luo

Chief among Dr. Luo's varied research interests are valuation risk and asset pricing.

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Ying Wu

Dr. Wu combines her interests in asset pricing and international finance in conducting unique research.

Meet Prof. Wu Research: Unique insights through data

Dragos Bozdog

Dr. Bozdog is an expert in the mathematics of finance, algorithms and optimization who researches threat assessment and early warning systems.

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Zhenyu Cui

Dr. Cui studies financial derivatives pricing, stochastic processes and applied probability, stochastic simulation, and systemic risk.

Meet Prof. Cui Research: Riding the Digital Market

Anand Goel

Dr. Goel has decades of financial consulting experience in everything from insider trading and REITs to risk and loan quality.

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