Overview
The Quantitative Finance and Economics program from Texas State University has 18 credit hours of required courses and 12 credit hours of prescribed electives. Required courses provide quantitative and theoretical modeling sought after in industry; electives provide enhanced knowledge in a specific technical area. Classes are held in the evening, and students can attend full or part-time. Full-time students can complete the program in three or four semesters.
Students learn to apply analytical and risk management tools to economic and financial data to inform business decisions.
Program Mission
The mission of the Department of Finance and Economics is to provide students involved in its educational programs an opportunity to recognize the importance of the lifelong pursuit of truth, acceptance of individual responsibility, and contribution to the common good of society. Departmental programs seek to develop informed, critically thinking citizens capable of functioning in a highly complex, interdependent, global society. Majors are prepared for service, technical analysis, and management positions found in corporate, financial, and public institutions. Majors are also prepared for financial planning services, teaching, and various graduate school programs.
Career Options
Graduates will possess important marketable skills, including the abilities to analyze financial and economic data, perform high-quality financial and economic analyses, and communicate the results and implications of these analyses to inform business decisions.
Examples of careers include:
- economist
- quantitative risk analyst
- business analyst
- financial analyst
- financial manager
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Investment Analysis
- Microeconomic Theory and Applications
- Macroeconomic Theory and Applications
- Econometrics
- Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
- Financial Econometrics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Finance Financial Mathematics View 702 other Masters in Economics in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- completed online application
- $55 nonrefundable application fee
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- $90 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
- Official transcripts required from each institution where course credit was granted
- A competitive GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
- Prerequisites: A minimum grade of B in Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics , Quantitative Methods and Statistics Business Calculus and Business Finance
- Official GMAT or GRE scores required with a competitive score
- Responses to specific essay questions on the statement of purpose
- Resume/CV detailing work experience, extracurricular and community activities, and honors and achievements
- Three letters of recommendation from persons best able to assess the student’s ability to succeed in graduate school
Tuition Fee
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International
22950 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 765 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
22950 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 765 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
10710 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 357 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for San Marcos
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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