Drive the world of finance with quantitative modeling skills to navigate the complex and interdependent global markets.
Program Overview
Gain cutting-edge financial skills and proficiency at the interface of finance and technology. Conduct empirical research and construct computational models at the frontier of finance. Benefit from numerous co-curricular activities and mentorship. The master's experience at Lally also includes mentoring from a highly engaged advisory board of executives.
Please note that this program is STEM designated. View curriculum or view catalog details.
Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Utilize a core set of analytical skills in finance.
- Utilize a core set of analytical skills in economics and accounting.
- Utilize a core set of analytical skills in statistical analyses.
- Utilize modeling skills to conduct quantitative analysis for financial engineering and the analysis of financial risk.
- Utilize computational tools to facilitate data analysis for financial engineering and the analysis of financial risk.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the roles and functions of financial institutions and their regulatory settings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of financial markets, their roles, and functions in dealing with financial risks.
- Demonstrate knowledge of valuation of financial instruments for investment, trading, and hedging decisions.
- Develop strategies for investment and management of risk.
Spotlight
Student Highlight: Himangi Singh, MS '24
"RPI's Lally School of Management provided a nurturing environment where I could flourish into my best self. The finishing touches I received there were crucial in achieving my professional goals. The MS QFRA program's fast-paced curriculum prepared me for the industry quickly, perfectly blending with my fast-paced, focused, and quick-learning nature.
Before joining RPI, I worked as a derivatives structurer at Goldman Sachs. Currently, I am working with the NYISO Settlements department, which handles the markets for energy.
I graduated from Lally in May 2024 with a Masters in Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics."
After Graduation
The master's program in quantitative finance and risk analytics prepares students for careers as financial analysts, credit risk specialists, financial controllers, quantitative risk analysts, private equity analysts, modeling experts, finance portfolio managers, commercial and investment banking consultants, and more.
Companies that have hired our graduates include Ayco Company, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Citi Bank, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, ExxonMobil, Geico, Goldman Sachs, IBM, JP Morgan & Chase, KeyBank, and more.