Financial Engineering (MS)
Columbia University · New York, United States
About this programme
The M.S. program in Financial Engineering is offered on a full time basis only. Financial Engineering is intended to provide a unique technical background for students interested in pursuing career opportunities in financial analysis and risk management. In addition to the basic requirements for graduate study, students are expected, on entry, to have attained a high level of mathematical and computer programming skills, particularly in probability, statistics, linear algebra, and the use of a programming language such as C, Python, or Java. Previous professional experience is highly desirable but not required.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Engineering
- English
- IELTS 7.5 · TOEFL iBT 100
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (5)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15