As a CBS MSFE graduate, you’ll launch your career with the quantitative and theoretical tools needed for a successful career in finance.

The MS degree positions you to be a compelling candidate to employers in investment and commercial banks, financial asset management companies, financial technology firms, consulting firms, and policy-oriented organizations. Past graduates have found full-time and internship positions with a wide range of international employers, including Allianz Global Investor, China Securities, Citi, JP Morgan, and Thomas Reuters.

Professor Harry Mamaysky on the progressively changing finance industry

Career Management Center

The Career Management Center (CMC) at Columbia Business School works with students to help them build lifelong career management skills, and to effectively leverage the CBS network. The small program size allows the CMC to target job search resources; tailoring these to the experience and specific needs of MS students, including:

  • Pre-MS career curriculum, providing students with a head start in career strategy fundamentals
  • Practical training, including resume and cover letter development, mock interviews
  • One-on-one career coaching
  • Access to customized resources in Columbia Business School’s online career management portal, COIN