Build the financial, analytical, and leadership skills you’ll need to evaluate investments, support corporate decisions, and address complex business problems. Choose the format that works for your career goals, with the same rigorous curriculum throughout.
Complete the program in an accelerated format.
Earn 36 credits across the fall and spring semesters and complete the program within one academic year.
Extend the program to include additional professional experience.
Complete the same core curriculum while creating time for a summer internship or global immersion experience.
All MS Finance students build a common foundation before specializing in a focused track.
The shared courses in our core curriculum offer a common analytical framework for making financial decisions across industries.
*The course meets once a week and spans the whole semester
Practicum in AI for Finance
This applied course tasks students with solving authentic financial problems drawn from industry partners, taking each engagement from problem definition through to validated, decision-ready deliverables. Working hands-on with AI tools throughout, students build the technical fluency and professional judgment to deploy AI responsibly while producing work that meets the standards of the field.
*The course meets once a week and spans the whole semester
*The course meets once a week and spans the whole semester
**Required for summer start. Selective for fall-start students.
*The course meets once a week and spans the whole semester
**Required for summer start. Selective for fall-start students.
Our program values learning by doing. You will apply financial concepts through practical experiences that connect coursework with professional settings.
Manage an investment portfolio of approximately $400,000 by developing investment theses, evaluating securities, and making allocation decisions.
Evaluate early-stage ventures and make funding recommendations in partnership with the Purdue Research Foundation.
Work in teams on consulting projects that address financial and strategic questions for corporate partners.
Apply financial analysis to business problems through case competitions and industry- sponsored challenges.
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We also have availability to meet with you virtually to discuss how your goals align with our curriculum, community, student experiences and outcomes to determine if Purdue is the right fit for you!
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