Ranking of the best Fintech Masters in 2022
An updated ranking of the top Fintech masters.
The table below reference all current fintech masters and spinoffs in the world. With Fintech becoming an industry of a significant size, a lot of students are deciding to start their career in this field. That is why we designed this ranking, to guide and help student in choosing a master that best suits their needs.
What are Fintech Masters?
Since 2008, Fintech is shaping the financial industry as we know it. Universities therefore aligned their programmes to the need of the market and started developing masters focusing on financial technology. A master in Fintech is a one or two-year programme, equipping students with the skills and knowledge to start their career in financial technology. Students will learn about disruptive financial innovations and emerging business models using appropriate tools and techniques.
Ranking of the Fintech Masters in 2022
| Rank | University | Course ( Link them with the page) | Score | Country | Continent | Fintech / Spinoff? | Duration of the course (months) | Intake | Number of modules | Type of course | Fees (Home $ ) | Fees (International $) | University Ranking on QS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University College London | MSc in Financial Technology | 90.83 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 5 core modules, 4-5 electives, 1 research project/ dissertation | Full Time | $50,000 | $50,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Imperial College London | MSc in Financial Technology | 88.33 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 1 Foundation module, 6 core modules, 3-4 electives, 1 research project | Full Time | $47,000 | $47,000 | 7 |
| 2 | University of Glasgow | MSc in Financial Technology | 83.33 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 7 core modules, dissertation project (choosing one of three pathways) and choice of 7 optional modules | Full Time | $13,050 | $30,250 | 73 |
| 3 | University of Edinburgh | MSc in Advanced Technology for Financial Computing | 80.00 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 5 core modules, 6 business electives (choose 2), 11 informatics electives (choose 3), 1 dissertation | Full Time | $16,200 | $35,900 | 16 |
| 4 | University of Birmingham | MSc in Financial Technology | 75.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 5 modules, 1 individual project and 1 optional module | Full Time | $19,170 | $30,001 | 90 |
| 5 | Queen Mary, University of London | Finance and Machine Learning Msc | 74.17 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 8 modules + 2 electives | Full Time | $20,850 | $27,250 | 117 |
| 6 | University of Nottingham | MSc in FinTech and Financial Markets | 73.33 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 6 core modules, 2 professional development modules, 1 major project | Full Time | $12,400 | $19,500 | 103 |
| 7 | University of Reading | Masters in Finance and Financial Technology | 71.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 9 or 12 | Fall | 9 modules | Full Time | $17,600 | $25,300 | 202 |
| 8 | Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) School of Business | MSc in Finance (FinTech and Financial Analytics) | 71.67 | Hong-Kong | Asia | Fintech | 12 | Fall | Required Courses: 24 unitsElective Courses: 6 units10 modules | Full Time | HK$288,000/programme | HK$288,000/programme | 287 |
| 9 | The University of HongKong | Master of Finance in Financial Technology | 71.67 | Hong-Kong | Asia | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 12 courses (75 credits)10 mandatory and 2 elective | Full Time | HK$462,000/programme | HK$462,000/programme | 22 |
| 10 | University of Exeter | MSc in Financial Technology (Fintech) | 70.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 6 core modules, 14 electives (choose 5), 1 dissertation | Full Time | $12,000 | $21,000 | 149 |
| 11 | University of Sussex | MSc in Fintech, Risk and Investment Analysis | 70.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 8 modules, 6 optional modules | Full Time | $12,450 | $23,000 | 226 |
| 12 | Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham | MSc Financial Technology | 70.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 6 modules+1 elective | Full Time | $19,170 | $30,001 | 90 |
| 13 | KU Leuven | Masters of Business Administration with International and Sustainable Finance | 68.33 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 2 core modules, 2 research/thesis, 1 Track module, 2 Electives | Full Time | $1,100 | $4,400 | 70 |
| 14 | Weatherhead School of management | Master of Science in FinTech | 68.33 | USA | North America | Fintech | 9 | Fall | 14 modules | Full Time | $53,280 | $53,280 | 161 |
| 15 | Swansea University | MSc in Financial Technology (FinTech) | 68.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 10 modules compulsory | Full Time | $11,160 | $19,600 | 440 |
| 16 | University of Surrey | MSc FinTech and Policy | 66.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 6 compulsory modules+electives | Full Time | $13,500 | $20,800 | 272 |
| 17 | Duke University | Daytime Fuqua MBA | 66.67 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 22 | Fall or Spring | 14 core modules, 16 electives | Full Time | $71,750 | $71,750 | 52 |
| 18 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | MSc in Finance and Investments | 63.33 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 5 core modules, 3 electives, 1 research/thesis | Full Time | $21,000 | $21,000 | 179 |
| 19 | University of Amsterdam | Executive Masters in International Finance | 60.00 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 12 or 24 | Fall | 4 core main blocks and a Master's thesis project | Full Time or Part Time | $26,900 | $26,900 | 55 |
| 20 | University of Westminster | MSc in Fintech With Business Analytics | 58.33 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall or Spring | 7 core modules, Research/Work placement project, 7 electives (choose 1) | Full Time | $14,500 | $17,000 | 701-750 |
| 21 | University of Stirling | MSc in Financial Technology | 58.33 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 or 24 | Fall | 5 compulsary modules choice of 6 optional modules, one dissertation | Full Time or Part Time | $9,850 | $21,345 | 471 |
| 22 | Coventry University | MSc in Financial Technology (FinTech) | 56.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12/16-24 | Fall | 8 modules, 1 dissertation | Full Time or Part Time | $14,550 | $18,250 | 601-650 |
| 23 | Dublin Business School | MSc in FinTech | 56.67 | Ireland | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 11 | Full Time | $9,000 | $13,800 | |
| 24 | ETH Zurich | Masters in Quantitative Finance | 55.00 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 10 or 11 | Fall or Spring | 4 cores modules, 3-4 electives, 1 research/thesis/internship | Full Time | $1,650 | $1,980 | 8 |
| 25 | University of Salford | MSc in Financial Technology (Fintech) | 55.00 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12/24 | Fall | 6 core modules, 1 major project | Full Time or Part Time | $8,280 | $15,300 | 801-1000 |
| 26 | University of Georgia | Terry Full-time MBA | 55.00 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 24 | Fall | 11 core modules, 1 concentration, 6 electives, 5 applied learning projects | Full Time | $15,868 | $34,896 | 541-550 |
| 27 | Fordham University | Full-Time Gabelli MBA | 55.00 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 24 | Fall | 11 core modules, 8 electives, 1 consulting project, 1 internship | Full Time | $60,966 | $60,966 | 801-1000 |
| 28 | National College of Ireland | MSc in FinTech | 55.00 | Ireland | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 10 | Full Time | $6,800 | $15,000 | |
| 29 | University of Bradford | Financial Technology (FinTech) MSc | 53.33 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 or 15 | Fall | 5 compulsory+5 electives | Full Time | $11,610 | $18,566 | 701-750 |
| 30 | Bologna Business School | Master in Finance and Fintech | 53.33 | Italy | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 5 modules | Full Time | $14,800 | $14,800 | |
| 31 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Financial Technology (FinTech) MSc | 51.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 7 modules compulsory | Full Time | $10,250 | $17,500 | 801-1001 |
| 32 | Brandeis University | Master's in Digital Innovation for FinTech | 51.67 | USA | North America | Fintech | less than 6 months | Fall | 7 compulsory modules and 3 electives | Full Time | 455 | ||
| 33 | EADA Business School Barcelona | Master in FinTech & Business Analytics (EADA – ISDI) | 50.00 | Spain | Europe | Fintech | 9 | Fall | 24 compulosry modules | Full Time or Part Time | $29,000 | $29,000 | |
| 34 | Cranfield School of Management | MSc in Retail & Digital Banking | 48.33 | UK | Europe | Spinoff | 24 | Fall | 12 compulsory modules | Full Time | $21,000 | $21,000 | |
| 35 | Waterford Institute of Technology | MSc in Global Financial Information Systems (GFIS) | 47.50 | Ireland | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 11 | Full Time | $6,232 | $11,467 | |
| 36 | University of Huddersfield | MSc in Fintech | 46.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 5 core modules, 1 optional module, 1 major project | Full Time | $8,900 | $16,000 | 701-750 |
| 37 | Stevens Institute of Technology | MS in Finance Analytics | 45.00 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 16 | Fall | 9 core modules with 3 electives | Full Time | 701-750 | ||
| 38 | University of Malta | Master of Science in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies | 43.33 | Malta | Europe | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 12 units (90 ECTS) 7 mandatory and 5 elective | Full Time | EU/EEA Applicants: €10,000 | Non EU/EEA Applicants: €10,000 | 801-1000 |
| 39 | LUMSA University | Master in Finance, Technology (Fintech) and Digital Transformation | 43.33 | Italy | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 4 compulsory modules | Full Time | chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://masterschool.lumsa.it/sites/default/files/MFTDT_Brochure.pdf | ||
| 40 | Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business | Master of Science in Finance | 41.67 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 12 or 16 | Fall | 15 modules- 12/ 16 month program | Full Time | $37,500 | $43,500 | 751-800 |
| 41 | GBSB Global Business School | Master of Science (MSc) in Management with FinTech & Digital Banking | 41.67 | Spain | Europe | Fintech | 12 or 24 | Fall or Winter or Summer | 7 compulsory modules and 4 electives | Full Time or Part Time | $8,750 | $8,750 | |
| 42 | ESSCA online campus | MSc International Business 4.0 - Finance & FinTech | 41.67 | France | Europe | Fintech | 12 or 24 | Fall or Summer | 18 modules | Full Time or Part Time | $13,500 | $13,500 | |
| 43 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Master of Science in Financial Technology and Analytics | 40.00 | USA | North America | Fintech | 20 modules | Full Time | |||||
| 44 | University of waterloo | Master’s of Quantitative Finance | 40.00 | Canada | North America | Spinoff | 16 | Fall | 8 compulsory modules+ 1 elective module | Full Time | $4,224 | $7496 | 149 |
| 45 | Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) | Master of Finance - FinTech Specialization | 35.00 | Malaysia | Asia | Fintech | 12, 24 or 36 | Fall or Summer | 11 modules | Full Time or Part Time | $29,500 | $36,800 | |
| 46 | Exeed College | MBA in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain | 31.67 | Canada | North America | Spinoff | 12 | Fall | 7 compulsory modules | Full Time | $9,000 | $9,000 | |
| 47 | New Jersey City University | MS in Financial Technology | 28.33 | USA | North America | Fintech | 16 | Fall | 8 core modules 1 elective | Full Time | |||
| 48 | University of Bristol | MSc in Financial Technology with Data Science | 26.67 | UK | Europe | Fintech | 62 | ||||||
| 49 | Queens University - Smith School of Business | Master of Financial Innovation & Technology | 21.67 | Canada | North America | Fintech | 14 | Fall | 14 modules | Full Time | $45,890 | $78,155 | |
| 50 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | M.Sc. in Finance: Duisenberg Honors Program in Finance and Technology | 20.00 | Netherlands | Europe | Fintech | 12 | Fall | 10 courses (84 ECTS) | Full Time | EU/EEA Applicants: €1,084 | Non EU/EEA Applicants: €15,546 | 209 |
| 51 | USI Università della Svizzera italiana | Master of Science in Financial Technology and Computing | 18.33 | Switzerland | Europe | 24 | Fall | Full Time | 240 | ||||
| 52 | Bentley University | MS in Finance | 16.67 | USA | North America | Spinoff | 12 or 24 | Fall | 5 core modules and 5 electives | Full time or Part time | $32,580 Part time $48,870- Full time | $32,580 Part time $48,870- Full time |
Understanding this ranking
After analysing the 40,000 jobs offered by Fintech unicorns for CFTE’s Fintech Job Report, we made the conclusion that companies are looking to assess candidates based on 5 pillars: Soft Skills, Hard Skills, Mindset, Industry Knowledge and Experience. We called this framework “SHIME” and it helps candidate prepare themselves when getting into fintech.
Therefore, this table ranks masters based on these factors, where you can read in more detail in our Fintech Job Report.
Is it a comprehensive list?
We may have missed some, and in the coming years, we’ll keep seeing new masters developed by leading institutions. So don’t hesitate to send us names so that we can assess and add them to the list!
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