Online M.S. in Financial Analytics

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As it confronts new and emerging technologies, the finance industry is constantly seeking analysts who bring statistical and programming skills to banks, hedge funds and wealth management offices.

Unlike financial engineers, who use mathematical modeling and computer science skills to create algorithms and tools, financial analysts combine their programming skills with talents in data analysis and statistics to design innovative solutions to finance problems. They also use excellent business and communication skills to assess client needs and make recommendations to executive teams.

The Stevens master’s in Financial Analytics teaches professionals to apply their physics, statistics or engineering skills to the lucrative finance industry. You’ll learn from faculty whose insights are changing how the industry is thinking about concepts like machine learning, data modeling and optimization in finance. You’ll take courses in one-of-a-kind financial labs, home to the data analysis and visualization tools used on Wall Street. Most importantly, our location on the Hudson River ensures you’ll have regular interaction with industry recruiters in New York City, just 10 minutes away by train or ferry.

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.
Scholarships available and GMAT waivers (part-time students).
Access to Headspace wellness/meditation service.

Meet: Ishani Ashar M.S. '20

Ishani's role at Accenture isn't related to finance, but the online master's in Financial Analytics emphasized the application of core concepts in data science and analytics. 'That added so much to my experience,' she says, and gave her new perspectives on technology that helped her impress recruiters.

Meet Ishani

Curriculum

The Financial Analytics program is structured around a core of courses covering data science, risk management and time series, and their applications in finance. The core concludes with a capstone consulting or research experience. You will customize your degree through a set of four electives, including the chance to pursue a structured specialization tailored to your career interests. For less technically oriented professional students, courses in probability and specific programming languages may be required.

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Admission criteria

Admission to the online Financial Analytics program is competitive. To be considered for this program, 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. The admissions committee prefers candidates with bachelor's degrees in a mathematic or scientific discipline.
Given the demanding nature of coursework, work experience is strongly recommended for this degree — especially experience in the finance industry. However, corporate experience is not required, and you may enroll right after receiving your bachelor's degree. You must include a résumé with your application that highlights:

Academic record.

Work and internship experience.

Leadership abilities.

Professional aspirations.
All candidates to this program are required to submit GMAT or GRE scores with their application; part-time applicants with work experience may be eligible to waive this requirement. Only students with excellent test scores will be deemed a fit for the coursework. 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 Financial Analytics by the numbers

100%employment

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

#16in Analytics

Stevens is ranked among the top schools in Business Analytics online (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)

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#14 onlinefor business

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

Read: An emphasis on engagement

10 minutesto Wall St.

Even online, location matters. Meet industry professionals in virtual events and lectures

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

Meet our alumni

The statistics and programming emphasis of the Financial Analytics program gives alumni an in-demand skillset suited to the tech-intensive nature of the finance industry.

Jiamei Wang '19

Jiamei struggled with programming skills at first, but faculty helped her rapidly improve. She's now a data research analyst with WCIRB-California.

Meet Jiamei

Shiraz Bheda '21

In the process of completing his master's, Shiraz is considering a career change — from finance to genetics — thanks to his technical courses.

Meet Shiraz

Nick Krute in his track uniform at Stevens.

Nicholas Krute '18

His Financial Analytics degree helped Nicholas negotiate better compensation at Société Générale, and put him on the fast track for promotion.

Meet Nicholas

Dakota Wixom '17

Dakota Wixom earned his bachelor's and master's degrees together before joining a tech startup. He's now CTO at Perl Street, in New York.

Meet Dakota

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

Andrea Rozario

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

Meet Prof. Rozario Research: Real-world impact

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

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

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

Papa Ndiaye

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

Meet Prof. Ndiaye

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

George Calhoun

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

Meet Prof. Calhoun

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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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.

Meet Prof. Luo

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.

Meet Prof. Bozdog

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.

Meet Prof. Goel

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