AFA Accredited Financial Analyst ® 
Qualifying Masters Degree Programs - Financial
Analysts 
If you have an earned Masters
Degree from any of these accredited programs,  then you may apply for
Accreditation and Certification. 
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  
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering and the Finance Department 
MS Financial
Engineering  
  
127.       
University of Leeds 
MSc Financial Mathematics  
 
128.       
University of Leicester 
MSc,
Financial Mathematics and Computation 
  
129.       
University of London 
Birkbeck College 
M.Sc. in Financial Engineering   
    
130.       
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 
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Engineering   
  
     
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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 
 
                 
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                    - 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 
 
                 
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