Master of Science in Applied Financial Economics

About

Saint Louis University’s M.S. in applied financial economics program will help you evaluate trends and scenarios in the financial sector and beyond. Students in SLU’s quantitative-based M.S.-A.F.E. program develop in-demand technical skills and enter the workforce prepared to analyze and forecast financial and economic variables and markets. Through the program, you’ll gain hands-on experience developing and pursuing a research question, collecting data, using modeling tools to analyze information, writing results and presenting your findings. Saint Louis University's Master of Science in Applied Financial Economics is a quantitative-based, applied program that focuses on the analysis and forecasting of financial variables such as interest rates, stock returns and their effects on financial markets.  The M.S.-AFE program consists of 30 credits that can be completed full-time in as little as one calendar year. As a prerequisite, the program also requires nine credits of foundation coursework in economics, accounting and applied business statistics, part or all of which may be waived for students demonstrating competency through previously completed coursework. Graduates will be able to advance their knowledge of economic and financial theory including empirical modeling. Graduates will be able to demonstrate analytical proficiency with the use of rigorous quantitative techniques employed in the fields of finance and economic forecasting. Graduates will be able to research topics both theoretically and empirically to design and evaluate appropriate modeling. Graduates will be able to clearly articulate, in both oral and written frameworks, the methodologies used and the results of the findings. 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes Financial Analyst, Investment Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Wealth Manager, Policy Analyst,  Risk Analyst, Quantitative Analyst (Quant), Economic Consultant, Asset Manager, Equity Research Analyst, Corporate Finance Specialist, Fixed Income Analyst, Derivatives Analyst, Data Analyst (Finance/Economics), Market Research Analyst, Treasury Analyst, Financial Economist, Banking Analyst, Insurance Analyst, Credit Risk Analyst, Hedge Fund Analyst, Private Equity Analyst, Regulatory Analyst, Venture Capital Analyst, Trading Strategist, Monetary Policy Analyst, ESG & Sustainable Finance Analyst, International Finance Specialist, Development Finance Specialist, Fintech Analyst, Energy & Commodities Analyst, Real Estate Finance Analyst, Public Sector Economist.