[These are Advanced Trading's 2008 Quant School Rankings. Click here to jump to our 2012 Quant School rankings.]Carnegie Mellon University
Degree: Master of Science in Computational Finance (M.S.C.F.)Program Description: One of the first quantitative finance
programs, Carnegie Mellon’s M.S.C.F. program is steeped in quantitative analysis
and information technology. The program involves collaboration among the Heinz
School of Public Policy and Management, the Department of Mathematical
Sciences, the Tepper School of Business, and the Department of Statistics. The
M.S.C.F. program includes 35 full-time students at Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh
campus, and 25 full-time and 30 to 40 part-time students at the New York campus.Location: Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh and Manhattan campusesProgram Age: 15-plus yearsTerm: 16 monthsClass Size: 75Placement: For the December 2006 graduates average starting salary was
$96,000. About 86 percent of the December 2007 graduating class was employed
by companies including Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, UBS and Credit Suisse; twothirds
found jobs in New York City.Web Site: www.tepper.cmu.edu/master-in-computational-finance/index.aspxDirector: Richard Bryant. Bryant received a B.A. from Denison University in
1975 and an M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon in 1980. Following six years with H.J.
Heinz Co. in the corporate M&A and treasury areas, Bryant became Reebok
International’s treasurer in 1988. In 1993 he joined Hefren-Tillotson, a brokerdealer
and investment adviser, as CFO. Bryant joined the Tepper School in 1999
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