MSc Mathematical Finance / Careers

Year of entry: 2024

Career opportunities

The finance industry demands recruits with strong quantitative skills and the course is intended to prepare students for careers in this area.

This Master's course provides training for those who seek a career in the finance industry specialising in derivative securities, investment, risk management and hedge funds. It also provides research skills for those who subsequently wish to pursue research and/or an academic career (e.g. university lecturer) or continue the study at doctoral level, particularly those wishing to pursue further/advanced studies in Mathematical Finance.

The University of Manchester is the most targeted university by graduate employers*. Take a look at where some of our graduates work:

  • Safecap Investments Limited
  • Moody's Analytics
  • Baker Tilly Cyprus
  • Lloyds Bank

Below are some of the roles that our graduates have gone on to do:

  • Operational Risk Manager
  • Reassurance Analyst
  • Software Engineer
  • Audit Associate
  • PhD Financial Mathematics
 *The Graduate Market in 2023