MSc Mathematical Finance

    MSc Mathematical Finance

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 43,718 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    MSc Mathematical Finance

    About

    Our exciting and intensive MSc in Mathematical Finance will give you the skills you need to work in the financial sector and adapt quickly to new developments in the field.

    Join an established course which has been serving students for over two decades. Our team of dedicated academic staff are leaders in their field, publishing their research in leading academic journals.

    Mathematical Finance is part of our suite of uniquely interdisciplinary finance Masters courses. They bring together expertise from the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Economics and Related Studies and the School for Business and Society.

    Our syllabus includes contemporary tools, methods and approaches to tackle applied, professional and academic challenges in finance.

    If you'd like to study this course but feel the need to revise and consolidate your mathematics background before starting, we offer an online pre-sessional course: Mathematical Foundations of Quantitative Finance.

    At the University of York we offer a number of different courses as part of our finance suite, including general, focused and specialised programmes. Learn more about our range of finance Masters offered at York.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Undergraduate degree 2:2 or equivalent in Mathematics or a relevant subject including certain science degrees. In certain cases, you may be required to complete the online pre-sessional course in Mathematical Foundations of Quantitative Finance with a final grade of at least 60%. If your undergraduate degree is in business, finance or economics with sufficiently strong mathematics background (equivalent to at least two years of university level mathematics courses), then we encourage you to apply also. We welcome students with recent degrees as well as those with work experience in related disciplines and professions.

    Other international qualifications Equivalent qualifications from your country

    IELTS (Academic and Indicator) 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each component

    Cambridge CEFR B2 First: 169, with no less than 162 in each component

    Oxford ELLT 6, minimum of 5 in each component

    Duolingo 105, minimum 95 in all other components

    LanguageCert SELT B2 with 33/50 in each component

    LanguageCert Academic 65 with a minimum of 60 in each component

    Kaplan Test of English Language 426-458, with 396-425 in all other components

    Skills for English B2: Pass with Merit overall, with Pass in each component

    PTE Academic 55, minimum 51 in each component

    TOEFL 79, minimum 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing

    Trinity ISE III Pass in all components

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS (Academic and Indicator) 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each component

    Cambridge CEFR B2 First: 169, with no less than 162 in each component

    Oxford ELLT 6, minimum of 5 in each component

    Duolingo 105, minimum 95 in all other components

    LanguageCert SELT B2 with 33/50 in each component

    LanguageCert Academic 65 with a minimum of 60 in each component

    Kaplan Test of English Language 426-458, with 396-425 in all other components

    Skills for English B2: Pass with Merit overall, with Pass in each component

    PTE Academic 55, minimum 51 in each component

    TOEFL 79, minimum 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing

    Trinity ISE III Pass in all components

    Career

    Career opportunities

    • Quantitative financial analyst
    • Credit risk manager
    • Investment manager
    • Risk analyst
    • Financial derivatives trader

    Find out more about career opportunities

    Transferable skills

    • Communicate ideas and arguments in written and oral form in a clear and rigorous manner.
    • Apply and implement results in current literature in a practical context.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    43,718 / year(s)

    MSc Mathematical Finance

    University of York

    University of York

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, York