The Master of Science in Financial Economics is a two-year STEM eligible master’s degree program offered by the Finance Division of Columbia Business School. The program provides academically distinguished and industry-oriented students the opportunity to obtain a rigorous, graduate-level finance acumen.

Fall of First Year

Introduction to Econometrics and Statistical Inference (B9324)

Finance Theory I (B9302)

Computing for Business Research (B9122; strongly recommended)

Academia Track: Microeconomic Analysis I (B9206; half-term) and Microeconomic Analysis II (B9208; half-term)

Industry Track: Introduction to Continuous Time Finance (B9336; half-term) and Advanced Derivatives (B9337; half-term)

Spring of First Year

Financial Econometrics: Time Series (B9325; half-term)

Financial Econometrics: Panel Data (B9326; half-term)

B9330 Microstructure Theory (B9330; half-term)

B9334 Big Data in Finance (B9334; half-term)

Academia Track: Microeconomic Analysis III (B9209; half-term), Microeconomic Analysis IV (B9211; half-term), and an elective (0.5 course).

Second Year

Typical PhD Electives: Asset Pricing I (B9319)

Empirical Asset Pricing II (B9320)

Behavioral Finance (B9310)

Corporate Finance Theory (B9317)

Financial Intermediation (B9333; half-term)

Information in Financial Markets (B9335; half-term)

To be considered for the program, you must submit two short essays, a résumé with details of your academic background and credentials, at least two letters of recommendation, and test scores (GMAT or GRE, and TOEFFL or IELTS for students who were schooled in a language other than English).

The 2021 MS in Financial Economics application deadline has passed. The application for fall 2022 is tentatively set to open on August 1st and close on January 21st at 11:59 PM EST. Decisions are typically rendered in March if not earlier.

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