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Master of Science in Finance and Analytics

Explore Santa Clara's Master's in Finance and Analytics Program

Santa Clara University's Master of Science in Finance and Analytics (MSFA) program, ranked #27 by TFE Times 2020 Best Master's of Finance Programs, offers the opportunity for a targeted education that prepares students for a dynamic career—whether it’s in corporate finance, investment management, or capital markets. Created by the world-renowned faculty of Leavey School of Business, our innovative curriculum, flexible program duration, and hands-on experiential learning deliver the essential knowledge, skills, and analytical tools to advance your finance career.

Program Overview

9 and 16-month full-time/part-time

Program Duration

Cohort style with
elective options

Course Delivery

Evening and
Saturday classes

Class Schedule

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Class Profile

Average Age

Male

64%

Female

36%

Average GPA

3.18

Average GMAT

603

Average GRE

309

Average Months of Work Experience: 40

Bronco Career Outcomes

OF GRADUATES FELT THAT THE PROGRAM MET THEIR CAREER GOALS *Due to being a new program.

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Tuition and Financial Aid

Number of Units

Merit Scholarships

Available

$1,406

Cost per Unit (2023-24)

*46 units to complete degree for students admitted prior to Fall 2020, For details on payment options and schedules, visit the Bursar's website here »

All MS students are eligible for merit-based scholarship after enrollment. These scholarships are awarded to the top academically performing students in the programs based on performance. You cannot apply for these scholarships.

In addition, the university offers federal and private loans. Domestic students (US citizens and permanent residents) are eligible both federal and private loans, while international students are eligible only eligible for private loans with or without a creditworthy US cosigner.

Financial Aid
Federal and Private Loans
The University Financial Aid Office can help in locating and applying for these types of aid. You may visit the staff in Patricia A. and Stephen C. Schott Admission and Enrollment Services Building; call (408) 551-1000, or email onestop@scu.edu.

Federal financial aid is not available for non-US citizens, except in cases where they have attained Permanent Resident status and have made application for citizenship. International students are eligible for scholarships.

Scholarships
All applicants to an MS program are considered for a scholarship if they submit their completed application by the posted deadline. Awards are based on professional accomplishments and outstanding scholarship as demonstrated in collegiate transcripts, GMAT or GRE score and recent coursework. The Graduate Business Office does not award need-based scholarships.

Curriculum

Students enrolling in our MSFA program have two full-time options; an intensive 9-month or a 16-month program or a flexible, part-time one.

Courses are subject to change and availability in a given quarter is not guaranteed.

Number of units required: 20 core and 16 electives (36 units total).

¹We require all students to finish three online courses (or equivalent) prior to the start of the program: linear algebra, introduction to R, and introduction to Python.

Linear Algebra course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/linear-algebra-machine-learning
R course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming
Python course: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python

These courses each take around 20-25 hours to complete and we will require certificate of completions for them. Please use personal IDs that will be recognizable (Legal Name, application email, etc). Students with a grade of B or better in Linear Algebra on an official Undergraduate transcript are exempt from taking the online course.

Below is the list of the core classes and elective options.

MSFA course descriptions here »

MSFA Graduate Bulletin here »

Pre-requisites

Statistics
Calculus 1
3 online courses (or equivalent): linear algebra, introduction to R, and introduction to Python¹

Core Classes

Corporate Finance and Financial Analysis
Math for Finance and Analytics with R
Database Management System
Econometrics
Investments
Data Analytics with Python

Electives

Business Valuation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate Finance and Investments
International Investment
International Risk Management
Emerging Company Finance
Emerging Company Finance 2
Behavioral Corporate Finance and Risk Management
Applied Portfolio Management I
Applied Portfolio Management II
Fixed Income
Financial Engineering
Machine Learning
Intro to FinTech
Intro to Time-Series Analysis
Advanced Time-Series Analysis
Analytics for Finance (Panel Data)
Analytics of Optimal Pricing
Reinforcement Learning
Data Visualization
Big Data Modeling and Analytics
Applied Cloud Computing
Mobile Payment and Ecommerce Security

Experiential Learning

Industry Practicum/Independent Study

MSFA Faculty

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FINANCE

Ye Cai

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FINANCE

George Chacko

Associate Professor of Finance and Business Analytics, Finance

Seoyoung Kim

MARIO L. BELOTTI PROFESSOR OF FINANCE

Hersh Shefrin

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Our Masters in Finance and Analytics program prepares you for a career in corporate finance, investments, commercial banking, and even private equity, venture capital and consulting.

Meet with us in an Advising Appointment, visit a class or attend an information session , or view our updated and relevant curriculum as you consider the Masters in Finance and Analytics program that connects best to Silicon Valley. Need more information or have any questions? Contact us at msadmissions@scu.edu or call us at 1-408-554-4539.

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