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Qualifying Masters Degree Programs - Financial Analysts

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150+ Programs Worldwide - Qualified Accredited Degree Programs that Count toward eligibility for the AFA ® Accredited Financial Analyst Designation

1. Acala University

Master en Finanzas Cuantitativas (MSc in Quantitative Finance)

2. Aletheia University

Master of Finance and Economics

3. Bar Ilan University

MSc in Financial Mathematics

4. Baruch College, City University of New York

MS Financial Engineering

5. Bentley College

MS Finance

6. Birkbeck University

MSc Financial Engineering

7. University of Birmingham

MSc Money, Banking & Finance : Department of Economics

8. Bogazici University

MS Financial Engineering

9. Boston College

MS Finance

10. Boston University

MA Mathematical Finance

11. Brandeis University

MS Finance

12. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

International Master in Economics and Finance

13. Cambridge University

MPhil in Finance

14. Carnegie Mellon University

MS Computational Finance

MBA Financial Engineering

16. Cass Business School

MS Mathematical Trading and Finance and

MS in Finance, Economics and Econometrics

15. City University of Hong Kong

MS Financial Engineering

16. Claremont Graduate University

MS Financial Engineering

17. Clark University

MS Finance

18. Columbia University

MS Financial Engineering

MA, Mathematics, with specialization in the Mathematics of Finance

MS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Financial Engineering courses available

19. Cornell University

MBA Financial Engineering

Cornell University

M. Eng in Operations Research & Industrial Eng.

20. DePaul University

MS Finance/Risk Management/Financial Engineering

MS Computational Finance

21. Dublin City University - Ireland

MS Investment and Treasury

MSc Financial & Industrial Mathematics

22. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Master in Financial Engineering

23. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master in Quantitative Finance

24. ETH Zurich

MS Finance

25. Fairfield University-Dolan School

MS Finance

26. Florida State University

MS & PhD Financial Mathematics

27. George Washington University

MS, Finance

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

MS Quantitative and Computational Finance

29. Georgia State University

Mathematical Risk Management

30. Glasgow Caleonian University

BS Financial Mathematics

31. Goethe University Frankfurt

Master of Money and Finance, House of Finance

32. Golden Gate University

MS Finance with Concentration in Management

33. HEC, Montreal

MS Financial Engineering

34. HECTOR School of Engineering & Management, University of Karlsruhe (TH)

M.Sc. in Financial Engineering

35. Hofstra University

MS in Quantitative Finance

36. Hong Kong University

MF Financial Engineering, MF Risk Management

37. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

MSc Investment Management

MSc Financial Analysis

38. (Institute Financial Analysts of India)

MA Financial Economics, ICFAI University

39. Illinois Institute of Technology

MS Finance

MS Financial Markets

40. Imperial College London, Tanaka Business School

MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering

41. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

MSc Mathematics and Finance

42. International University of Monaco

MSc Financial Engineering

43. Istanbul Bilgi University

BS Financial Mathematics

44. ITESM, Monterrey México

Masters in Finance

45. Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

MS Finance

46. Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering

MSE Financial Mathematics

47. The Karol Adamiecki Academy of Engineering

MS Financial Engineering and Banking

48. Kent State University

MS Financial Engineering

49. King's College London

MSc Financial Mathematics

50. Lavel University

MS Financial Engineering

51. Leicester University

MSc Financial Mathematics and Computation

52. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Master of Financial Economics

53. Liverpool John Moores University

MSc International Banking and Finance

54. London Business School

Masters in Finance

55. Louisiana State University

MS Finance with Minor in Mathematics

56. Loyola College

MS Finance

57. University of Luxembourg

Master in Financial Economics

58. Madras School of Economics

M.Sc. (Financial Economics)

59. Mälardalen University

MS Financial Engineering

BA Analytical Finance

60. Manchester Business School-Manchester University

MSc Finance

MSc Quantitative Finance and Finance

MSc Mathematical Finance

61. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MBA with Financial Engineering Track

62. Middle East Technical University

MSc Financial Mathematics

63. Monmouth University

MS Financial Mathematics

64. Moscow School of Economics

Master’s in Financial Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

65. Nanyang Technological University

MS Financial Engineering

66. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

MSc Quantitative Finance

67. National University of Singapore

MS Financial Engineering

68. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Mathematical and Computational Finance

69. New Mexico State University

Professional Master in Financial mathematics

70. New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

MS Mathematics in Finance

71. New York University, Stern School of Business and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

MBA/MS in Mathematics in Finance (see web links above for more information)

72. North Carolina State University

MS, Financial Mathematics

73. North-West University

MSc Financial Mathematics

MSc Quantitative Risk Management

74. Northwestern University

Ph D Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Financial Engineering Concentration available

75. Oklahoma State University

MS Quantitative Financial Economics

76. Oxford University

MSc/Diploma Mathematical Finance (Part Time)

MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance (full-time)

77. Polytechnic University

MS Financial Engineering

78. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Magister en Economía, mención Finanzas

79. Princeton University

MSE, Ph.D Operations Research and Financial Engineering

80. Purdue University

MS Computational Finance

81. Queen's University

MA Financial Economics (specialisation in Computational Science and Engineering)

82. Queen's University Belfast

MSc Finance

83. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MS in Financial Engineering and Risk Analytics

84. Saint Mary's College of California

MS Financial Analysis and Investment Management (MS-FAIM)

85. San Diego State University

Masters Degree or Higher in Applied Mathematics (with option of a concentration in Financial Mathematics)

86. Singapore Management University

Masters Degree in Business Management

87. Stanford University

MS, Financial Mathematics

MS, Management Science & Engineering

88. State University of New York at Buffalo

MS, Finance

89. Stevens Institute of Technology

MS Financial Engineering

Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering

90. Stony Brook University

MS Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Quantitative Finance)

91. Suranaree University of Technology

PhD Financial Mathematics

92. Temple University, Fox School of Business

MS Financial Engineering

93. Texas A&M University

MS Financial/Industrial Mathematics

94. Tilburg University

MSc Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science

95. Tulane University

MS Finance

96. Universidad Carlos III of Madrid

MSc Financial Analysis

97. Universisad de Belgrano

MA Financial Engineering

98. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

MSc Stock Markets and Financial Derivatives (Spanish)

99. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I (Taught in Spanish)

MSc Decision Engineering (specializations in Financial Engineering and Quantitative Methods)

100. Università Bocconi

MA Quantitative Finance & Risk Management

101. Université de Montreal

MSc Financial Mathematics & Computational Finance

102. Université Laval

MSc Financial Engineering

103. Université Paris Dauphine (in French)

Master in Financial Markets and Risk Management

104. Universiteit van Amsterdam (Korteweg-de Vries Institute)

With Vrije Universteit & Universiteit Utrecht

MSc Stochastics and Financial Mathematics

105. University College Dublin

MSc Quantitative Finance

106. University College London

MSc in Financial Mathematics

MSc in Financial Risk Management

107. University of Alabama

MS Finance

108. University of Alberta

MSc in Mathematical Finance

PHD in Mathematical Finance

109. University of Arizona-Eller

MS Management with Concentration in Finance

110. University of California at Berkeley

MS Financial Engineering

Certificate in Financial Engineering, Executive Education

111. University of California Los Angeles

Master of Financial Engineering

112. University of California Santa Barbara

Ph. D Financial Mathematics and Statistics

113. University of Capetown

MSc Mathematics of Finance

114. University of Chicago

MS Financial Mathematics

115. University of Connecticut

Masters in Applied Financial Mathematics

116. University of Dayton

Masters of Financial Mathematics

117. University of Denver-Daniels

MS Finance

118. University of Edinburgh

in partnership with Heriot Watt University

MS Financial Mathematics

119. University of Exeter

MSc Financial Mathematics

120. University of Florida

Warrington College of Business Administration

MS, Finance

121. Universities of Geneva, Lausanne, and Neuchatel

MS Finance

122. University of Hawaii

MS Financial Engineering

123. University of Hong Kong

Masters of Finance - Financial Engineering and Risk Management Tracks

124. University of Houston-Bauer

MS Finance

125. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Business

MS, Finance

126. University of Illinois

127. Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering and the Finance Department

MS Financial Engineering

128. University of Leeds

MSc Financial Mathematics

129. University of Leicester

MSc, Financial Mathematics and Computation

130. University of London

Birkbeck College

M.Sc. in Financial Engineering

131. Center of Financial and Management Studies

M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance

132. University of Melbourne

MSc Applied Finance

133. University of Michigan

Financial Engineering Program

134. University of Minnesota

Master of Financial Mathematics

135. University of New South Wales

Master of Financial Mathematics

136. University of North Carolina, Charlotte

M.S. Mathematical Finance

137. University of Oxford

Diploma in Mathematical Finance

138. University of Piraeus (in Greek)

MSc in Banking and Financial Management

139. University of Pittsburgh

Professional Science MS Mathematical Finance

140. University of Pretoria

MS Mathematics of Finance

141. University of Reading

ISMA Centre, the Business School for Financial Markets

MS Financial Engineering and Quantitative Analysis

142. University of Rochester

Simon School of Business Administration

MS, Finance

143. University of Southern California

Professional MS in Mathematical Finance

144. University of St. Gallen

Master Quantitative Economics and Finance

145. University of Thai Chamber of Commerce

BSc Mathematical Finance

146. University of Technology Mauritius

MSc Financial Engineering

147. University of Technology, Sydney

Master of Quantitative Finance

148. University of the Free State

MSc Mathematical Statistics

149. University of Torino, Italy

Masters in Quantitative Finance

150. University of Toronto

Master of Mathematical Finance

151. University of Tulsa

MS in Finance / Risk Management

152. University of Twente, the Netherlands

Masters in Financial Engineering

153. University Of Valencia, Spain

PhD, Quantitative Finance

154. University of Warwick

MS Financial Mathematics

155. University of Waterloo

Mathematical Finance

156. University of Western Ontario

MS Applied Finance-Financial Mathematics

157. University of Westminster

MSc Quantitative Finance

158. University of the Witwatersrand-Johannesburg

MCom Finance

159. University of York

MSc Mathematical Finance

160. UQAM

MSc Applied Finance

161. Vanderbilt University- Owen School

MS Finance

162. Vienna Institute of Technology

Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

163. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Masters in Quantitative Finance

164. Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Masters in Quantitative Finance

165. Vrije Universteit Amsterdam, Universiteit Utrecht & Universiteit van Amsterdam

MSc in Stochastics and Financial Mathematics

MSc Finance, specialising in financial economics, Vrije Universiteit

166. Warwick University

MSc Financial Mathematics

167. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

MSc Financial Mathematics

168. York University

G.Dip. Financial Engineering

Masters in Finance that Qualify for AFA Accreditation

•American University

•Auburn University

•Baruch College

•Bentley College

•Boston College

•Brandeis University

•Case Western Reserve University

•Claremont McKenna

•Clark University

•Creighton University

•DePaul University

•Drexel University

•Florida International

•Florida State University

•George Washington University

•Georgia State University

•Golden Gate University

•Hofstra University

•Illinois Institute of Technology

•Indiana University

•Johns Hopkins University

•Lewis University

•Louisiana State University

•Loyola University in Maryland

•Loyola University of Chicago

•Massachusetts Institute of Technology

•Michigan State University

•New Jersey City University

•New School

•Northeastern University

•Ohio State University

•Pacific Lutheran University

•Penn State Great Valley

•Pepperdine University

•Portland State University

•Princeton University

•Purdue University

•Rochester Institute of Technology

•St. Joseph's University

•Seattle University

•Southern Methodist University

•Southern New Hampshire University

•Suffolk University

•Syracuse University

•Texas A&M University

•Tulane University

•University of Alabama

•University of Arizona

•University of Baltimore

•University of Buffalo

•University of Cincinnati

•University of Colorado at Denver

•University of Denver

•University of Florida

•University of Houston

•University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

•University of Maryland

•University of Michigan-Dearborn

•University of North Texas

•University of Rochester

•University of South Florida

•University of Southern California

•University of Tampa

•University of Texas at Austin

•University of Texas at Dallas

•University of Texas at San Antonio

•University of Tulsa

•University of Utah

•University of Wyoming

•Vanderbilt University

•Villanova University

•Virginia Commonwealth University

•Washington University in St. Louis

•Webster University

•West Virginia University

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•Master in Financial Economics, University of Abuja

•Master of Finance and Economics, Aletheia University

•MA in Economics and Finance, University of Alberta

•MA in Financial Economics, American University of Beirut

•Master of Science in Financial Economics, Assumption University (Thailand)

•MA in Financial Economics, Bahçeşehir University

•Master in Finance, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

•MSc Financial Economics, Birkbeck, University of London

•MSc Money, Banking & Finance, University of Birmingham: Department of Economics

•Master of Finance, Bond University

•Master of Science in Administrative Studies, Financial Economics Concentration Boston University

•Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance, Brandeis University: Brandeis International Business School

•M.A. Financial Economics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

•International Master in Economics and Finance, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

•Master of Arts in Economics - Financial Economics Option, California State University, Los Angeles

•Master of Commerce in Finance, University of Canterbury

•Master in Economics - Financial Economics Specialisation, Université catholique de Louvain

•MSc in Financial Economics, Cardiff University

•M.Sc Financial Economics, City University, London

•Master's Program in Finance, Claremont McKenna College

•MSc (Financial Economics ), University College Cork

•MA in Financial Economics (MAFE), University of Colombo

•Dual Masters in Economics and Finance, University of Colorado Denver: Department of Economics

•MS in Finance with Economics Specialization, University of Colorado Denver Business School

•Master of Science in Financial Economics, Columbia University: Columbia Business School

•Master´s Degree in Financial Economics, University of Cyprus

•Master of Arts in Financial Economics, University of Detroit Mercy

•MA Financial Economics, University of Dundee

•MSc Finance and Economics, University of East Anglia

•Master in Management - Financial Economics Track, EDHEC

•Master in Financial Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam

•MSc Financial Economics, University of Essex

•MSc Financial Economics, University of Exeter

•Master of Science in Economics, Financial Economics Track, Florida Atlantic University: Barry Kaye College of Business

•Magister in Economics: Financial Economics and Investment Management, University of the Free State

•MA Financial / Monetary Economics Fordham University

•Master of Money and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, House of Finance

•Master of Science in International Finance and Economics, Georg-Simon-Ohm-Hochschule

•Master of Banking and Finance, Ghent University

•MSc Financial Economics, University of Glasgow

•M.A. Business and Financial Economics, University of Greenwich

•MA in Financial Economics and Finance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

•MSc in Financial Economics, HEC Paris

•MA Financial Economics, ICFAI University ( Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India)

•MS Finance, Financial Economics and Econometrics Concentration, Illinois Institute of Technology: Stuart School of Business

•M.S. Applied Financial Economics, Illinois State University

•Master of Science in Financial Economics, International College of Economics and Finance

•Professional Master's Degree in Economics, Insper

•Master of Economics (Financial Economics), ISM University of Management and Economics

•Master of Science in Financial Economics, Istanbul Bilgi University

•Graduate Program in Financial Economics, İzmir University of Economics

•M.Com. Financial Economics, University of Johannesburg

•Master of Arts in Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University: Department of Economics

•Dual Diplomas in Economics and Finance, Johns Hopkins University & Carey Business School

•Master of Financial Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

•Master of Arts in Economics - Financial Economics Track, Kent State University

•M.A. Financial Economics, Kingston University

•MA in Financial Economics, Kyiv School of Economics

•MRes in Finance, Lancaster University: Lancaster University Management School

•MSc Financial Economics, University of Leicester

•Master’s program in Economics and Finance, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS)

•Master’s in Financial Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University: Moscow School of Economics

•Masters in Finance, London Business School

•MSc Finance and Economics, London School of Economics

•MSc in Financial Economics, Loughborough University

•Master in Financial Economics, University of Luxembourg

•MSc in Financial Economics, Maastricht University

•Master of Economics - specialisation in financial economics, Macquarie University

•M.Sc. (Financial Economics), Madras School of Economics

•Master of Arts in Financial Economics, University of Maine

•M.Sc Financial Economics, University of Manchester

•MSc Finance and Economics, University of Manchester

•Master of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

•Graduate Program in Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

•MSc Financial Economics, University of Mauritius

•Master of Business Studies (Financial Economics), Massey University

•Master's in Economics: Financial Economics Concentration, Middle Tennessee State University

•M.Sc. Applied Financial Economics, Université de Montréal: HEC Montréal

•Master’s Degree - “Financial Economics: Equity and Derivatives Market”, Moscow State Institute of International Relations

•Master in Financial Economics, National Institute of Development Administration

•Master of Social Sciences (Applied Economics), National University of Singapore

•MA in Global Political Economy and Finance, The New School

•MCom (Financial Econometrics) University of New South Wales: Australian School of Business

•MSc in Financial Economics, Norwegian Business School

•MSc in Applied Economics and Financial Economics, University of Nottingham

•Master of Financial Economics, Ohio University

•M.S. Quantitative Financial Economics, Oklahoma State University: William S. Spears School of Business

•International Master's Programme in Finance and Economics, University of Oulu

•M.Sc. Financial Economics, Oxford University: Said Business School

•Dual-Master Program: Economics and Finance, Peking University: HSBC School of Business

•Master in Banking & Finance, Pantheon-Assas University

•Magister en Economía, mención Finanzas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

•Master in Finance, Princeton University

•M.Sc. (Econ) Finance and Economics, Queen Mary, University of London

•Master of International Economics and Finance, University of Queensland

•Master of Arts in Economics: Financial Economics Concentration, University of San Francisco

•Master in Financial Economics (CEAFE), São Paulo School of Economics

•Master in Financial Economics, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

•M.Sc. Financial Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

•MSc - Financial Economics, University of Sheffield

•Master's degree in Economics and Finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

•Master’s programme: Banking and Finance/Financial Economics, Stockholm University

•M.Sc. International Financial Economics, Strathclyde University: Strathclyde Business School

•Master of Economics - Financial Economics Major, University of Sydney

•MSc in Monetary and Financial Economics, Technical University of Lisbon: ISEG (School of Economics and Management)

•Master of Financial Economics, University of Toronto: Rotman School of Management

•Master of Science in Financial Economics, Transnational University Limburg

•Master of Arts in Economics - Concentration in Financial Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University

•MSc Finance, specialising in financial economics, Vrije Universiteit

•MSc Finance and Economics, University of Warwick: Warwick Business School

•M.Sc. Financial and Business Economics, University of the West Indies

•Master of Science in Finance and Economics, West Texas A&M University

•Financial Economics MA, Yeditepe University

•MSc in Economics and Finance, University of York

•Master of Arts - Financial Economics, Youngstown State University

•Master of Finance, York University: Schulich School of Business