Overview

About the Program

There is rising demand for such skills with the ever-increasing availability of large datasets. Students with this background may be hired as quantitative financial analysts by firms specializing in quantitative portfolio management, trading, or risk management. Outside of the financial industry, there is increasing demand for quantitative analysts by firms in energy and related industries, healthcare, and consulting.

The curriculum in the Finance - Quantitative Finance program at University of Houston combines core finance courses with specialized courses in financial econometrics (intersection of finance and statistical techniques), stochastic calculus, computational finance, data analytics, and programming for algorithmic or machine learning applications.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fixed Income

Derivatives

Financial Econometrics

Stochastic Calculus and Computational Finance

Programming in R - Finance Applications

Analyzing Financial Statements

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

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Credits

30 SCH

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On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Tuition Fees

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21630 USD / year

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21630 USD / year

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14055 USD / year

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Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

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Overview

About the Program

Programme Structure

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Delivered

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Academic requirements

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