UNC Charlotte’s M.S. in Mathematical Finance program ranked No. 25 by The Financial Engineer

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program ranked No. 25 in the 2015 Master of Financial Engineering Program Rankings.

This is the first national ranking for the Mathematical Finance program, which currently enrolls more than 100 students. The rankings are calculated based on a series of factors, including average GRE scores, starting salaries and bonuses, undergraduate GPA, acceptance rates, and the number of employed graduates.

“Recognition of our Mathematical Finance program as one of the top programs in the nation demonstrates the success and competitiveness of a program we have built in partnership with the region’s leading corporations and as an interdisciplinary collaboration at UNC Charlotte,” said Dr. Steve Ott, dean of the Belk College of Business. “We are very proud of our students and graduates, many of whom are successful contributors in leading financial corporations nationwide.”

Located in the second largest financial center in the U.S., UNC Charlotte’s Mathematical Finance program is a joint program of the Departments of Finance and Economics in the Belk College of Business and the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

The Financial Engineer publishes the most comprehensive rankings for financial engineering, financial mathematics, quantitative finance, computational finance, and mathematical finance graduate programs in the United States. For more information about The Financial Engineer, the ranking and the methodology, visit thefinancialengineer.net/rankings.

For information on the UNC Charlotte Mathematical Finance program, visit mathfinance.uncc.edu.