Boston University School of Management Mathematical Finance Program GSAS 143 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 US   Phone: 1-617-353-0943 Fax: 1-617-358-4560   At a Glance Program Requirements Tuition & Financial Aid Institution Overview Important Dates Upcoming Events Degrees: Program Format: Master's M.A.-Mathematical Finance Doctoral Ph.D.-Mathematical Finance On Campus   The M.A. program is built around the crux of mathematical concepts that led to the development of the Black and Scholes option pricing method and have grown into powerful computational techniques for hedging risk, portfolio optimization, modeling of interest rates, bond-pricing, investment/acquisition valuation and investment timing. These tools, the scope of which goes well beyond the realm of derivatives pricing, are commonly used in many other areas of economics and finance, such as corporate credit research and modeling and equity research. They are now instrumental in many aspects of business law, government planning and regulation. In addition, students enrolled in the program gain knowledge in probability, statistics, stochastic calculus, time series, free boundary problems for PDE's, numerical methods for PDE's, general optimization algorithms, C++, Mathematica and MATLAB.     Accreditation Information:   # Of Credits Required:   Time To Degree:     Previous Degrees Pre-Requisite Courses International Student Requirements Requirements Qualifying Exam: Minimum Exam Score: GPA or Equivalent: English Proficiency: Research Competency: Clinical Internship:   Work Experience Volunteer Experience Publications Experience Foreign Language Requirement Other Requirements   Cost Per Credit Hour: $   Tuition:   Financial Aid Offered:       # of Students Enrolled Full Time: 350  # of Students Enrolled Part Time: 467  Average GPA: 3.400  Average Test Scores: 680  Charge Per Credit: $1184  Annual Full Time Avg Institution Tuition: $33330  Financial Aid Offered: Yes  Average Work Experience: 5  Specializations:   # of Terms Per Year: Semester  Placement Percentage: 95.00%  Historically Black: No   Religious Affiliation: Not applicable