STEM-Designated Master’s in Finance

The master of science in finance at Saunders College of Business integrates finance with the most up-to-date technology in the field. Not just for Wall Street, the curriculum is rooted in corporate finance, investment management, banking, insurance, consulting, and more. This highly flexible program exposes students to FinTech fields such as algorithmic trading, financial analytics, blockchain, and cryptocurrency, as finance becomes more data-driven and analytics-based.

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Skills are additionally taught by learning Big Data and data analytics in the Sklarsky Center for Business Analytics, a state-of-the-art facility housing Bloomberg Financial Markets technology. At a career outcome rate of 100%, Saunders graduates are in high demand.

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Manage an investment portfolio with the student-run Finance Management Association.
Learn Python, R, Tableau, Matlab, SAS, and SQL software.
The highly flexible program includes a curriculum to prepare students for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) exam.
Saunders' finance program ranks #27 for Best Masters of Finance by The Financial Engineer (TFE) Times, 2024.

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Typical job titles for program alumni include:

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Credit Risk Analyst
Controller
Data Analyst
Corporate Strategy
Financial Planning and Analysis
Financial Advisor

"At Saunders, you're not one of 100. There is individualized attention to determine what's beneficial for you. The professors are diverse and understand the challenges faced by international students. They will help guide which classes to take to develop the skills for the best possible chance of getting a job."

Chang Su ’18 (finance)
Siemens, Houston, TX

Matthew Cornwell, RIT, Associate Director of Student Services, Saunders College of Business

Matthew Cornwell
Associate Director of Student Services

Saunders College of Business
Rochester Institute of Technology
Office: +1.585.475.6916
mcornwell@saunders.rit.edu | rit.edu/business

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Saunders College of Business programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting organization for business schools.