Master of Finance

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The Master of Finance (MFin) is an 18-month program, with a 12-month accelerated option, that prepares students for a broad range of careers in finance requiring analytical rigor and the ability to innovate around market challenges. The program consists of required fundamental and advanced subjects, restricted electives, action learning, ethics modules, a programming literacy test, and an optional master’s thesis. Students are able to complete a concentration in financial engineering, capital markets, or corporate finance.  While not required, those in the 18-month program are eligible to conduct an internship between their spring and final fall term.

Required summer-term coursework provides the foundation in finance, accounting, and financial mathematics for continuing with more advanced required and elective subjects in the subsequent terms. Restricted electives ensure appropriate depth as well as opportunities for breadth of study, depending on the student’s interest. Students are required to take an action learning course, either a proseminar or Finance Lab, project-based classes in which students work in teams to address current problems identified by finance professionals. A thesis option is available for students who wish to research a topic of particular interest.

Frequent seminars, conferences, and major lectures present students with opportunities to hear from recognized leaders from a variety of industries. MFin students have full access to the extensive resources of the MIT Sloan Career Development Office as well as Career Advising and Professional Development. In addition, students participate in a wide array of professional clubs, student government, sports teams, and organizations at the school and campus level.

To graduate, students must attain at least a B (4.0/5.0) for finance core and restricted classes as well as their overall GPA at the time of graduation. Residency for all academic terms is required.

Students may not pursue another degree program while enrolled in the MFin. Except in the case of core requirements, coursework completed at MIT prior to matriculation in the MFin program may not be applied toward the MFin degree without the approval of the MFin faculty director.

In addition to the traditional synergies among finance, economics, and accounting, the program exploits intellectual ties among finance and mathematics, statistics, psychology, management, computer science, and engineering. The program is primarily targeted at recent graduates with zero to three years of experience. Recent graduates of postgraduate programs in mathematics, science, and engineering who wish to enter the finance profession are also encouraged to apply. MFin prepares students for a wide variety of finance roles in the private and public sector as well as doctoral studies.

Typically, applications to the MFin program are due in early January; decisions are usually announced by mid-March. This is subject to change. For exact deadlines, please refer to the Master of Finance website.