MS Finance at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The 30-credit MS in Finance suits financial professionals seeking advanced finance skills and students from other disciplines wanting finance expertise. It focuses on ten finance courses and prepares students for commercial finance work in banking, investments and corporate finance.

What you will study

Ten three-credit courses: Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Probability and Statistics for Finance, Bank Management, Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Data Analysis for Finance, Behavioral and Social Finance and Financial Modeling.

Career pathways

Banking, investments and corporate finance.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Resume, online application and personal statement; application fee; bachelor's degree with minimum 3.0 GPA (conditional admission possible in exceptional cases); introductory calculus (MAT 123 or equivalent) with a grade of C or higher; GMAT/GRE optional; three letters of recommendation including at least one from a faculty member, counselor or administrator; TOEFL iBT 80 or IELTS 6.5 overall (no sub-score below 6.0) unless the applicant holds a degree from an English-language institution, is a US citizen or permanent resident, or was a TA at an English-language institution.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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