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Master of Science in Finance

Exceptional Education to Prepare You for the Next Steps in Your Finance Career.

A 30-credit STEM-Designated degree program

The Stony Brook University MS in Finance degree is a small, highly selective and focused program suited for finance professionals who seek to advance their finance skills, as well as students from other disciplines who seek to strengthen their finance expertise. Qualified students will take a prescribed 30 credits (10 classes) in the finance area, all taught by leading College of Business finance faculty.  The program includes a capstone experience class which requires students to complete a finance industry based project with partner enterprises.  This requirement synthesizes the student’s learning in a single project that demonstrates the student’s fulfillment of the programs’ learning goals. 

Students who graduate with the MS in Finance degree from Stony Brook University will be well suited for careers in banking, hedge funds, corporate finance, and regulation. 

The program can be completed full time in two semesters.  It is also possible to complete the program on a part time basis, however we recommend you sit with an advisor to discuss your schedule. 

The program must be started in the Fall semester.  

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Curriculum

Admitted students will take a prescribed 30 credits (10
classes); students may attend full-time or part-time.


Required
Courses

Total Required Credits = 30

Required
Courses

Course Title
Total Required Credits = 30Credits

Required
Courses

MBA 502 Finance
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 540 Probability and Statistics for Finance
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 562 Data Analysis for Finance 
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 549 Risk  Management 
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 578 Behavioral and Social Finance 
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 530 Derivatives
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 525 Portfolio Management
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 541 Bank Management 
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 552 Mergers and Acquisitions 
Total Required Credits = 303

Required
Courses

FIN 580 Financial Modeling 
Total Required Credits = 303

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Application Deadlines

  • FALL 2025 (Domestic): July 15, 2025
  • FALL 2025 (International): May 1, 2025

Fall 2025 application now open.

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