Master of Science in Finance

Program Features

Cutting-edge financial planning

Emphasizes computational, statistical, and econometric techniques and their role in financial decision making

Combine theory and practice

Provides strong theoretical and practical foundations in the analysis of complex financial instruments, portfolio allocation, risk management, corporate finance, company valuation, and corporate governance

Prepare for the CFA exam

Dedicates a significant portion of the curriculum to the CFA Institute’s Candidate Body of Knowledge, preparing students to sit for the CFA exams

STEM designated

Includes a STEM-designated Financial Econometrics concentration, that offers an Optional Practical Training STEM Extension benefit

Investing in a Johns Hopkins Master’s in Finance pays off for Nnadozie Ekeocha (MSF ’18).

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681 average GMAT score
3.50 average undergraduate GPA
58 percent female / 42 percent male
0.5 average years of full-time work experience
3 percent of students from the U.S.
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Footnote: Fall 2018 incoming class

Curriculum

At Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, we equip our students with the quantitative and leadership skills to analyze data, learn from it, and impact the long-term sustainability of businesses around the world. Our program builds the entrepreneurial capacity of students to comprehend both local investment environments and global financial markets.

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The Master of Science in Finance with a STEM-designated concentration in Financial Econometrics prepares you to lead and innovate. Because a career in finance requires responsibility as much as the ability to discover opportunity, our curriculum goes beyond simply learning how money and markets interact and equips graduates with a firm understanding of how to harness econometrics for business solutions.

Areas of study include capital markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, and corporate governance.

Students in the Master of Science in Finance program learn from world-class faculty including Dr. Federico Bandi, co-editor of the Journal of Financial Econometrics, which publishes leading research on the subject of finance and econometrics.

Core coursework focuses on fundamentals of valuation and analysis rooted in a practical understanding of economic and institutional forces with other topics including asset valuation of individual stocks, bonds, derivatives, currencies and other financial instruments with an emphasis on analyzing the prices of financial assets traded at competitive, liquid financial markets. Students have the option to complete their degree at the Baltimore Harbor East or Washington, D.C. campus locations.

Required courses (28 credits)

Business foundations (14 credits)

BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
BU.120.601 Business Communication
BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
BU.220.620 Economics for Decision Making
BU.232.701 Investments
BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis

Functional core (14 credits):

BU.232.610 Computational Finance
BU.232.650 Continuous Time Finance
BU.232.710 Derivatives
BU.232.640 Empirical Finance
BU.232.720 Fixed Income
BU.232.620 Linear Econometrics for Finance
BU.232.630 Non-Linear Econometrics for Finance

Electives (8 credits):

Students choose 4 courses from the following:

BU.231.790 Advanced Corporate Finance
BU.210.650 Advanced Financial Accounting
BU.232.790 Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies
BU.232.750 Advanced Portfolio Management
BU.520.710 Big Data Machine Learning
BU.231.720 Corporate Governance
BU.232.770 Cryptos and Blockchain
BU.232.725 Emerging Markets
BU.233.730 Entrepreneurial Finance
BU.230.750 Financial Crises and Contagion
BU.231.710 Financial Institutions
BU.230.620 Financial Modeling and Valuation
BU.232.715 Financial Stability
BU.230.730 Managing Financial Risk
BU.231.740 Mergers and Acquisitions
BU.220.610 The Firm and the Macroeconomy
BU.232.730 Wealth Management

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Careers

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Employment Outcomes

$70,571

Average base salary

72%

accepted full-time offers within six months of graduation

23 years

median age

The career development team is committed to providing opportunities for you to build professional skills and competencies that are essential for a successful career search.
The full-time Master of Science in Finance is for those individuals who plan to seek careers in the field of investment analysis and portfolio management.

Companies:

Bank of China
Citibank
Comerica
Deloitte Consulting
Freddie Mac
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG LLP
Morgan Stanley
United Nations
Argus
China Development Bank
China Merchants Bank
China Securities International
FinTech4Good
Ivy Mortgage
Waterhouse Coopers (PwC)

Titles:

Chief Financial Officer
Quantitative Analyst
Trader
Risk Control Manager
Investment Analyst
Financial Planner
Equity Trader
Analyst
Associate
Business Analyst
Credit Analyst
Financial Analyst
Research Analyst
Senior Associate

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At A Glance

Program Details

Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C.

Full Time

1 year, 36 credits

Tuition & Fees

Tuition Cost

$71,600 / year

Fees

$600

Financial Aid

There are numerous options for financing your education including scholarships, loans, and payment plans available to those who qualify. Learn more.

Deadlines

Round 2: January 8, 2020
Round 3: April 1, 2020
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Below please find the deadlines for the Master of Science in Finance full-time program.

	Round 1	round 2	round 3
Application deadline	October 30, 2019	January 8, 2020	April 1, 2020
Carey decision deadline	December 18, 2019	March 4, 2020	April 29, 2020
Deposit deadline	January 22, 2020	April 15, 2020	May 27, 2020

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Tuition - $71,600 / year
Application fee - $100

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