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Program checklist · M.S.

Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics, M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The purpose of this degree is to provide students with the knowledge and essential skills to respond to the changes and new challenges that characterize the fast-changing world of Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics. The goal of the program is for students to master cutting-edge financial theory as well as advanced analytical and quantitative techniques that have become key to the success of the new breed of financial experts. Students will be exposed to emerging concepts, practices, and techniques in the finance industry through rigorous training in empirical research and modeling, using a variety of professional databases and computer software packages.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_7f15fb7f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Eight Required Core Courses

0 items

    Associated Coursework

    7 items
    1. MGMT 6020
      Financial Management I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MGMT 6100
      Foundations of Data Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. MGMT 6370
      Options, Futures, and Derivatives Markets
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. MGMT 6410
      Quantitative Asset Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. MGMT 6510
      Financial Computation and Simulation
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. MGMT 6520
      Financial Modeling and Optimization
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. MGMT 7760
      Risk Analytics and Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Two Electives

    0 items

      Potential Electives

      7 items
      1. MGMT 6140
        Managing Digitization and Transformation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. MGMT 6240
        Financial Trading and Investing
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. MGMT 6250
        Fixed Income Securities
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. MGMT 6400
        Financial Econometrics Modeling
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. MGMT 6420
        Student Managed Investment Fund
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. MGMT 6430
        Financial Statement Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. MGMT 6570
        Advanced Data Resource Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Two Required Professional Development and Career Workshops

      2 items
      1. MGMT 7770
        Professional Development Workshop I-M.S.
        Not resolved to a course
        0
      2. MGMT 7780
        Professional Development Workshop II-M.S.
        Not resolved to a course
        0
      Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10092&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0218.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.