I have received quite a few messages over the last few months about comprehensive finance Master of Finance programs. While there is a confusing profusion of MS Finance programs the vast majority are Mathematical Finance or Financial Engineering programs (see Taxonomy below). Once one screens out these programs there are remarkably few Comprehensive programs. London Business School MiF https://www.london.edu/mif.html Oxford/Said Masters in Financial Economics https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/html/mfe_who_takes.asp Princeton Masters in Finance https://www.princeton.edu/~bcf/master.htm Vanderbilt/Owen MS Finance (note that students can later return to Owen to receive an MBA) https://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbi ... /index.cfm Florida MS Finance https://www.cba.ufl.edu/fire/programs/ms ... urriculum/ Washington University MS Finance https://www.olin.wustl.edu/prospective/msfin.cfm Taxonomy 1) Mathematical/Computational/Quantitative Finance "The program creates an integrated curriculum spanning four disciplines: economics, mathematics, econometrics/statistics and computational/numerical analysis." USC 2) Financial Engineering "Financial Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that request familiarity with financial theory, the methods of engineering, the tools of mathematics and the practice of programming." Columbia 3) Comprehensive Finance "Unlike mathematical or computational finance Master programs, we teach all of finance. This means for instance that we teach accounting, corporate finance, behavioral finance, etc., in addition to stochastic calculus, derivatives pricing, financial engineering, etc. We believe that our broad multidisciplinary approach to finance is an important advantage of our program, and that our placement record reflects it." Princeton

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What about the HEC Paris MiF program ? I am surprised that nobody mentioned it, even though it tops the financial times ranking .
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... ience-2011

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these are only pre-experience rankings...

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FT rankings are still in evolution phase and do not cover USA colleges well....

best of MF/MFE courses are in USA with few exceptions such as LBS

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Thanks for the info.

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Can someone update the list -

Add following MFE, MFin or MS Fin programs:

Princeton
Berkeley HAAS
CMU Tepper
MIT
etc...

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Love Vanderbilt/Owen~~~

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As the topic suggest the MSc in Finance should be comprehensive, therefore a MSc focused in quant
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thank for sharing !!

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you can also look into cambridge and MIT Sloan

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Hi,
I have completed my Bachelors in Engineering(Information Technology) From India. However I am interested in switching domains and jumping into finance( specifically stock trading, hedge funds etc). I have taken a GMAT date and am planning to apply for MSF program in USA and Canada. I have a few questions regarding the same.

1. Is MSF the right course for me if I am looking forward to a career in stock markets?
2. Which country will be a safe choice as OPT period after the program finishes is only 3 months in USA which means I will have only three months to get a job after which I will be asked to leave. In Canada its over a year.
3. I am currently working in an IT company and no part of my profile reflects any finance background apart from the fact that I have been trading for years.
i.Is this a reason to worry before applying to universities?
ii. Are there any courses/ Certifications that can help me get a strong profile for getting into a good university?

Thanks Chinmay

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We have recently conducted a quick research on MiF programs and created this page with info on the MiF degree and top MiF programs:
https://aringo.com/masters-in-finance-mif/
Hope you find this helpful!

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Dear Aringo,

thanks for this overview. You mentioned that you don't need work experience for a Master in Finance. I just wanted to note that there are programmes, which require some work experience in a related field. One example is the Master in Finance at London Business School (at least 2 years of work experience).

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Can anyone suggest which university should i apply for MSF, so that even if i come back to india after 3-4 years of experience, i get not the same but a similar job opportunity(apart from ivy league).
Sorry for asking such a niche question but any suggestion would be of great help.

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