2025 QuantNet Rankings of Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering Programs

[MRoss]

By @MRoss

Mark Ross on LinkedIn: WARNING: Anti-College Rant INCOMING... 😤 Columbia Universities Master's…

WARNING: Anti-College Rant INCOMING... 😤 Columbia Universities Master's in Financial Engineering program ranked #9 on QuantNet's list this year. TBH, without…

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This guy knows what's up.

 

[QuantCoach]

Sorry, what?

They’re just saying it’s not 265k return for 125k investment. Its a 125k investment for a start of a career so they’re evaluating the return as pay over entire career

 

[QuantCoach]

By @MRoss

Mark Ross on LinkedIn: WARNING: Anti-College Rant INCOMING... 😤 Columbia Universities Master's…

WARNING: Anti-College Rant INCOMING... 😤 Columbia Universities Master's in Financial Engineering program ranked #9 on QuantNet's list this year. TBH, without…

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I really think career service is overrated. I would pick brand name >> career service anytime. However, the truth is Columbia MFE barely has any brand name either.

 

[Tigga]

I really think career service is overrated. I would pick brand name >> career service anytime.

This may work for domestic students who have advantages in languages, visa, cultural awareness, etc. For international students, they can barely survive with a lot of help. When career services is a bare minimum, $100K for a degree is a very hard sell.

However, the truth is Columbia MFE barely has any brand name either.

Can you elaborate? I think many prospective students are banking on the Columbia MFE name to open doors for them.

 

[QuantCoach]

I mean I wouldn't want to hire anyone that can barely survive without a lot of help. I'm of the opinion that those who complain about career service are those who don't take initiative on their own. It's much easier to blame other people than yourself.

At least personally, when I interview a candidate and see their from Columbia MFE, my first reaction is "oh they couldn't get a great job out of undergrad". It doesn't have brand name because it's not difficult to get into and most of the students are not elite. The three pools of candidates I typically see are 1) HYPSM+ undergrads in a STEM degree 2) HYPSM+ PhDs in a STEM degree 3) top 10 QN MFE programs. Relative to the candidate pool, there's nothing special about the name.