MS in Finance & MS in Quantitative Finance

Elevate your expertise to meet market demand
Financial services employers worldwide seek qualified financial experts ready to make an impact.

Study at your own pace
Part-time flexible options, typically with 5:20pm or 7:30pm class start times.

Learn in Boston
Studying in Boston offers the flexibility to balance work and personal commitments, allowing students to gain valuable financial knowledge while maintaining their professional and personal lives.

Forge your path to an MBA
Earn up to 30 credits toward an eligible MBA and qualify for a Double Husky Scholarship.

Access personalized career management
Partner with a dedicated career advisor through the Graduate Career Center.

Learn from accomplished faculty and finance leaders
Our faculty are widely recognized as thought leaders and financial executives.

Northeastern values a holistic approach to evaluating applications, considering factors such as academic performance, life as a global citizen, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Our admission decisions consider various aspects, including test scores (if provided), professional achievements, engagement with diversity and inclusion, essays, leadership, entrepreneurial pursuits, personal qualities, and overall fit. While these elements are not equally weighted, they collectively form the basis of our holistic review process. For more information, review our admissions policies. 

Who is an ideal candidate for this program? If you're currently working in finance in the Boston area and you want to build a stronger, deeper foundation in financial theory and practice—plus get up to speed on pressing issues facing the industry—this program is for you.

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Dena Snyder
Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
617-373-8877
de.snyder@northeastern.edu
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As you're learning, you'll set the pace. On a typical part-time schedule of two courses each term, you'll earn your master's degree in two years, or you can work with your academic advisor to accelerate your completion.

If you need to go slower in order to accommodate your work and family commitments, you may extend your studies as needed up to seven years.

Create a class schedule that works for you. Evening classes run Monday through Thursday on our Boston campus, and you can choose from 5:20 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. class times.

To streamline your schedule, you might consider taking two classes on the same night. Alternatively, you may prefer to space your courses out. Intensive elective courses, such as our Global Field Study, last less than 10 days, allowing you to immerse yourself in a topic and spark innovation.

It's all up to you, and you can adjust each semester.

You'll dive headfirst into experiences that will give you a fresh perspective and in-demand skills. You can design and complete project assignments related to your own company or a company where you aspire to work.

Apply to join the student-led management team of the 360 Huntington Fund, where students research, recommend, and choose the stocks that make up the fund. By participating, you can earn 1 credit per semester up to three times.

Complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) and the Bloomberg Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) certification process to gain a deeper understanding of how businesses operate in the global economy—and how they implement strategies to become better corporate citizens.

This 3-credit course immerses students in the global business environment through exposure to the practices and culture of a specific destination. The semester includes academic coursework and a one-week trip featuring meetings with executives, guest speakers, and visits to local universities and firms, along with culturally significant sites.