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University degree

Financial Mathematics

Queen Mary University of London · London
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Explore Queen Mary’s MSci Financial Mathematics degree, focusing on data interpretation and financial modelling. Build advanced skills for careers in banking, risk or FinTech. Unlock some of the most in-demand careers as you explore data interpretation and decision making in financial markets.

Interpreting data. Drawing conclusions. Making good decisions.

Since the 2008 global financial market crash, the expertise of financial mathematicians has captured our attention and become vital to the success of many businesses in the face of uncertainty. Discover analytical models, procedures, and computational techniques as you build your toolkit of skills ready to jump right into an in-demand career. Risk management, investment banking, FinTech, hedge funds, data analysis – the graduate employment options are varied.

Learn from mathematical and financial experts with a huge amount of experience – from investment banking to being chief editor of JPhys Complexity. You can even gain new mathematical insights from our four research centres including the impact of statistics and data science in the world today, and much more.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
128-143 pts25%
144-159 pts25%
160-175 pts10%
176-191 pts15%
192-207 pts15%
208-223 pts10%
240+ pts10%
How they qualified
85% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel85%
baccalaureate15%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
87%
In work or further study after
74%
In professional / skilled jobs
80%
Continue past first year
84%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£32,000
3 years on
£39,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
84%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching82%
Assessment & feedback80%
Academic support76%
Well organised86%
Learning resources85%
Student community89%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Queen Mary University of London's own site.
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