MSMFT “Ask Us Anything” Current Student Panel
Tuesday, February 3
11:00 AM
Model the Underlying Drivers of Finance
Do you have a mathematical mindset? Put your quant skills to work in financial engineering, one of the fastest growing and quickly evolving areas of finance. Prepare your future at the leading math-oriented finance master’s at the heart of Boston, a premier hub for quantitative finance.
Versatile Problem Solvers
Our curriculum adds analytical versatility, teaming, and data wrangling to the mathematical rigor and financial modeling of rival quant finance programs. Our graduates have the unique ability to deliver real-world impact through insightful, yet pragmatic, solutions.
Location is Everything
It’s in our name. And in our DNA. Boston is a major financial center and FinTech innovation hub that offers unparalleled culture, entertainment, and history. Gain direct access to Boston’s vibrant business community and leading finance companies.
Prepared for the Future of Quantitative Finance
The field of financial engineering is expanding and evolving rapidly as financial engineers add quantitative modeling and big data analysis to traditional fundamental financial analysis and as FinTech continues to grow. New roles for those with mathematical rigor and data analysis depth are being created at a rapid pace in asset and wealth management, customer analytics, and FinTech. Boston’s strength in asset, wealth, and risk management and FinTech make it the ideal location to prepare for this change.
Hands-on learning is baked into the classroom experience.
MSMFT students participate in summer internships at firms in Boston, throughout the US, and internationally.
Students in the MSMFT program participate in summer projects sponsored by an employer in the financial services sector in the US or abroad.
MSMFT students participate in the annual International Association of Quantitative Finance academic case competition.
In Questrom’s annual Battle of the Boutiques case competition, students take on the role of boutique firm consultants.
The Graduate Finance and Investment Club offers MSMFT students additional exposure to the indsutry.
Like real work in leading firms
Individual and team-based internships, industry projects, case competitions, and hackathons make the real world come alive in the MSMFT program. They build the hard and soft skills that financial employers crave.
Day-One Ready
Employer surveys praise top business master’s programs for producing graduates with strong technical skills in quantitative finance and fintech. But they also emphasize that it’s not enough to research, model, analyze, and quantify. Soft skills such as communication, teaming, project management, resilience, the ability to learn from mistakes, and self-awareness often determine who gets hired and who advances.
The Questrom MS in Mathematical Finance & Financial Technology (MSMFT) is built around this full skill set. While other programs focus primarily on technical training, MSMFT intentionally develops a multidimensional toolset, integrating mathematical rigor, analytical versatility, data wrangling, communication and teamwork capabilities, and professional readiness.
The result: graduates who can step into quantitative, fintech, and financial analytics roles and make an immediate, meaningful impact on day one.
Finance Fundamentals: Core courses focus on the essential expertise quantitative finance professionals require such as stochastic calculus, quant methods, financial reporting, principles of financial management.
Sector Deep Dives: Elective courses that allow students to delve more deeply into FinTech, Asset/Wealth Management, Insurance, and more.
Data and Analysis: Courses focus on accessing, wrangling and uncovering valuable insights from the wealth of available financial information in big, but messy, financial data sets.
Teaming and Communication: Courses and hands-on experience focus on building a common financial language and sharing critical thinking effectively so that students can explain their solutions effectively and drive adoption within their organization.
RITC Simulation Competition
The MSMFT winning team with Professor Jun Fan and Eric Kang of Rotman International at Questrom’s annual RITC Simulation Competition.
MSMFT Alumni Presentation MF610
MSMFT Alumni from top Boston firms present to students during MF610 Career Management
The MSMFT Program’s Annual Research Expo
Students meet alumni and other industry experts at the MSMFT program’s annual Research Expo.
Annual “How I Cecame a Quant” Panel
Students and faculty attend MSMFT’s annual “How I became a Quant, a panel discussion with MSMFT alumni working in Boston.
Specialty Masters Career Fair
Networking with Boston’s top employers at the annual Specialty Masters Career Fair.
Plug in to Boston’s Financial Hub
Questrom’s Feld Center is your gateway to Boston’s financial community. A dedicated career coach for MS in Math Finance and Financial Technology starts working with you the summer before you arrive and stays with you for six months after graduation. Once you’re here, you gain access to an unparalleled network of financial service professionals and career resources.
Seize the AI Opportunity
AI is a tool that is transforming the role of quantitative finance professionals from a mathematical to a cutting-edge hybrid of data analysis and mathematical modeling. Human modeling and framing remain essential. AI’s time-saving and synthesis capabilities will enhance its, reach and power. We help you build a new quantitative skillset that combines critical thinking, financial engineering and the expertise to deploy AI tools.
Ways AI is incorporated into the curriculum
- New AI for future of finance course
- AI tools incorporated into Data and Analytics courses
- AI tools incorporated into Storytelling with Data course
- Iterative AI workflows used in Action Learning
“Generative AI won’t replace stochastic calculus or risk fundamentals — but it will radically accelerate how we explore model space and uncover relationships humans would never test on their own.”
Lecturer, Finance
“We’re moving from hand-crafted factor models to adaptive architectures that generate, test, and update hypotheses continuously. The edge will come from those who integrate machine reasoning with financial intuition.”
Max Golts
Employer, Portfolio Manager, Strategist, and Analyst
“The future of quant finance is not AI versus mathematics — it’s mathematics amplified by AI. The firms that marry model transparency, data discipline, and generative intelligence will redefine price discovery.”
Associate Professor, Finance
Tailor Your Path
You can tailor your course of study in two main ways based on your background and career interests. Our program provides flexibility to suit your needs while ensuring you build the skills and expertise that employers require.
“I enjoy finance because it offers such a broad range of opportunities. Finding the right fit is key. Focus on the areas of finance that you find most rewarding.”
Choose 17 or 21 month program length
The 17-month MSMFT blends rigorous core courses with flexible electives, giving you a strong foundation.
The 21-month MSMFT option adds a 4th semester Graduate Certificate in Advanced Financial Technology (GCAFT).
Choose electives by career interest
Select from a range of electives aligned with the career paths most graduates pursue:
- Mathematical Financial Analytics
- Trading
- Market Risk Management
- Quantitative Portfolio Analysis
Or, build your own path tailored to your goals.
What careers can you land with an MSMFT Degree?
Grads land high-impact careers in finance, fintech, and data-driven industries. Through a rigorous curriculum, hands-on experience, custom career coaching and baked-in career coursework, MSMFT graduates gain cutting-edge skills and secure positions at top firms worldwide.
Our alumni work for leading global firms across asset management, banking, fintech, and consulting. Some of the top employers are included below.
A collaborative, impact-driven community.
Our tenacious Questrom MSMFT students hail from around the globe, but they have one thing in common: the drive to make a positive impact through business.
Discover MSMFT alumni outcomes and connect with student ambassadors.
Explore where the MSMFT degree is taking our graduates through student profiles, or connect with an MSMFT Admissions Ambassador by email, phone, or virtual meeting to learn what it’s really like to be an MSMFT student.
MSMFT Alumni Stand Out in Today’s Data-Centered Business World
Having collaborated on real-world projects and tackled tough analytics challenges, MSMFT graduates turn insights into actionable decisions and drive impact across industries and functions.
Meet MSMFT Alumni like Leon Zhang, Algorithm Engineer at Huatai Securities Co., LTD.
Hear first-hand what it’s like to be a Questrom MSMFT student
Connect with Ambassadors like Shai Fichtelberg, originally from Northern California, who discovered a passion for solving complex problems at UC Berkeley.
Upcoming MSMFT Admissions Events
Attend an event and apply for free. Join us to discover program insights and enjoy a waived application fee when you apply to a Questrom graduate degree program.
Ready to Apply?
Ready to apply? Follow the link to learn more about the application process. Once you’ve submitted your materials, we’ll start the review process. We’re happy to answer your questions along the way.
Application Deadlines
- October 27th, 2025
- January 12th, 2026
- February 17th, 2026
- April 7th, 2026