Sophisticated financial tools are now routinely employed in many areas of the corporate world. The curriculum of the financial mathematics program focuses on the development, adaptation and application of computational and statistical financial tools. Graduates of this program will competitively find job opportunities in financial risk management, asset management liability and other areas in the banking, insurance and financial trading industries. This is one of a growing number of Sloan Family Professional Master's of Science (PSM) degree programs, which represents a new direction in graduate-level education in the sciences and mathematics.

The program integrates statistics, computation and modeling with training in the professional domain. It is a collaboration of the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Economics and Finance. Features of the program include a 2-year program for full-time students with a potential for financial support, a 12-month program for qualified full-time students, and evening classes for part-time students. Certificate programs are also offered. The program is multidisciplinary with course offerings in business administration, finance and mathematics. There are workshops on Topics in Business and a required team research capstone project, the Mathematics Clinic.