MS in Financial Analytics and Risk Management
Gain the strategic and quantitative skills that will help you build a lucrative career at the cutting edge of finance and data science with a master’s degree in financial analytics and risk management from Adelphi.
Why Earn a Master鈥檚 Degree in Financial Analytics and Risk Management?
In today鈥檚 economy, financial decisions are increasingly driven by data models and risk analysis. Organizations worldwide鈥攆rom investment firms and banks to fintech companies and corporate finance departments鈥攔ely on professionals who can translate dense financial information into smart, strategic decisions. Rise to meet this growing demand with a master鈥檚 degree program that combines a comprehensive finance curriculum with intensive technical training in data science.
Why Earn Your MS in Financial Analytics and Risk Management at Adelphi in New York?
- Our rigorous STEM-designated degree program will help you stand out to employers.
- Benefit from a curriculum that integrates finance theory, advanced analytics and risk management, giving you a strong foundation in corporate finance and investment analysis鈥攁nd a competitive edge in emerging technologies.
- Gain hands-on experience with all the tools and tactics鈥攊ncluding R, Python, machine learning, statistical software and advanced analytics methods鈥攗sed every day in the financial industry.
- Apply your classroom knowledge to real-life financial risk challenges through specialized courses like Financial Risk Management and Optimization and Prescriptive Models.
- Our flexible master鈥檚 degree program in financial analytics and risk management is designed for busy working professionals. We offer part-time as well as full-time pathways that start in the Fall, so you can earn your degree on your own time, at your own pace.
What Can You Do With a Master鈥檚 Degree in Financial Analytics and Risk Management?
With an MS in financial analytics and risk management, you鈥檒l be in high demand among notable employers. Our graduates regularly go on to work at top companies in the financial sector, from the Big Four to Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Merrill. Your career options include:
- Business analytics consultant: Advise financial institutions on how to use data analytics, machine learning and optimization to improve performance and manage risk.
- Credit risk analyst: Evaluate borrower creditworthiness and model default risk for banks, financial institutions and lending organizations.
- Financial data analyst: Use advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to analyze financial datasets and support strategic decision-making.
- Financial modeling specialist: Design financial forecasting and valuation models used for investment analysis, corporate planning and strategic decision-making.
- Financial risk analyst: Assess and manage risks related to market movements, credit exposure and financial operations for banks, investment firms and corporations.
- Fintech analyst: Work at the intersection of finance and technology, developing data-driven financial solutions, trading algorithms and financial platforms.
- Investment analyst: Evaluate securities, portfolios and financial markets to support investment strategies for asset management firms and institutional investors.
- Portfolio risk manager: Monitor and manage investment portfolio risk by applying statistical modeling, stress testing and optimization techniques.
- Quantitative analyst (quant): Develop mathematical and statistical models to price financial instruments, evaluate trading strategies and analyze market behavior.
- Treasury or corporate finance analyst: Help corporations manage cash flow, financial risk and capital structure decisions through data-driven financial analysis.
In this program, students will master the language of finance and data. They鈥檒l learn how to transform uncertainty into insight, and insight into smarter financial decisions.
Exceptional Hands-On Learning
Our financial analytics and risk management program is built around high-impact, hands-on experiences that close the gap between the classroom and the financial district. Through exposure to real-world business situations, you鈥檒l learn how to tackle the industry鈥檚 biggest challenges. Tap into transformative opportunities on campus and in the New York area, including:
- Final capstone project: Your final capstone project draws on all the analytical, financial and programming skills you鈥檝e learned. You鈥檒l analyze genuine financial risk scenarios鈥攕uch as portfolio risk, interest rate exposure or market volatility鈥攁nd develop data-driven solutions that add value.
- A hands-on curriculum: Analytical projects are abundant in our curriculum. In many of your courses, you鈥檒l work with real or simulated datasets to build predictive models, evaluate investment strategies and design risk mitigation methods.
- The James Riley Jr. Trading Room: Step into the 鈥渆ngine room鈥� of finance. This professional-grade facility is equipped with the same Bloomberg terminals used by Wall Street financial professionals, bringing the global markets to Garden City鈥攁long with the opportunity to earn your Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification.
Program Info
Admission Requirements
The program is open to any bachelor鈥檚 degree major, but engineering, math, statistics, physics, economics, econometrics or finance backgrounds are preferred.
Applicants for the program should submit the following application requirements:
- Graduate application and $60 fee
- Official transcripts from all prior institutions and proof of a bachelor鈥檚 degree from an accredited four-year institution
- A letter of recommendation (academic or professional) – optional
- Submit a 500-word statement describing your interest in Financial Analytics and Risk Management, your relevant academic or professional background, and how this program will help you achieve your career goals
- R茅sum茅 including internship and work experience related to the program
- Course-by-course evaluation: All graduate applicants with undergraduate-level work completed outside of the United States will be required to send a course-by-course evaluation of their academic work prepared by a NACES member organization. Adelphi recommends you use or (discount provided for Adelphi applicants), , or , but any evaluation would be acceptable.
Understanding Your Costs and Ways You Can Save
Learn about the costs you can expect, and discover how scholarships, grants and financial aid packages can put an Adelphi education within reach. For this 4+1 program, you will pay undergraduate tuition rates for years one through four, and the graduate tuition rate for your fifth and final year.
Frequently Asked Questions About Master鈥檚 Degrees in Financial Analytics and Risk Management
Yes. Our rigorous STEM-designated degree program will help you stand out to employers.
The MS in financial analytics and risk management program is STEM-designated and allows international students to qualify for the 24-month OPT STEM extension.
The 30-credit financial analytics and risk management MS focuses on data analytics, including a capstone project, and can be completed in one year of full-time study.
Yes. The James Riley, Jr. Trading Room: Step into the 鈥渆ngine room鈥� of finance. This professional-grade facility is equipped with the same Bloomberg terminals used by Wall Street financial professionals, bringing the global markets to Garden City鈥攁long with the opportunity to earn your Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification.
Gain hands-on experience with all the tools and tactics鈥攊ncluding R, Python, machine learning, statistical software and advanced analytics methods鈥攗sed every day in the financial industry.
Yes. Our flexible master鈥檚 degree program is designed for busy working professionals. We offer part-time as well as full-time pathways that start in the Fall, so you can earn your degree on your own time, at your own pace.
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