math/stats degrees with a business focus

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<p>This is a thread for anyone who enjoys mathematics and statistics and is also interested in studying business and finance, possibly for a career in accounting, management consulting, economics, finance, or operations research.</p>

<p>Through my research, I’ve identified the following programs:</p>

<p>US

<p>Canada

<p>UK

<p>Anyone know of other opportunities? Especially in the States?</p>

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<p>[Rankings</a> - Statistics - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-statistics-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-statistics-schools/rankings)</p>

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<p>^ Yes, I know about good statistics programs. I was wondering about hybrid business/stats-type degrees like those I linked to…</p>

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<p>SMU has an econometrics track in their econ programs. Actually you can major/minor in math and econ at most schools to get the same skills you identified in the links above.</p>

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<p>Let’s look at what I’d take at Warwick in the MORSE program (just an approximation):


YEAR 1
- Introduction to Quantitative Economics
- Mathematical Programming I
- Linear Algebra
- Analysis (I and II)
- Foundations (basic number & set theory + proof structure)
- Probability (A and B)
- Statistical Computing
- Games and Decisions
- Number Theory



YEAR 2
- Mathematical Economics (1A and 1B)
- Mathematical Programming II
- Differentiation
- Analysis III
- Mathematics of Random Events
- Mathematical Statistics (A and B)
- Simulation
- Forecasting and Control
- Foundations of Accounting and Finance
- Algebra I: Advanced Linear Algebra



YEAR 3
- Mathematical Economics 2
- The Practice of Operational Research
- Operational Research in Strategic Planning
- Stochastic Processes
- Functional Analysis I
- Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory
- Decision Analysis
- Mathematical Programming III
- Finance and Financial Reporting

That’s obviously just a very rough estimate.</p>

<p>US schools will have gen ed requirements, but they also have four years to fit in the same amount of material. I will have lots of AP credit. How could I create something similar to the above?</p>

<p>Georgia Tech Industrial/Systems Engineering has some possibilities.</p>

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<p>Princeton ORFE, Cornell ORIE, and CUNY Baruch ([BBA</a> in Statistics Quantitative Modeling — Zicklin School Of Business - Baruch College - CUNY](<a href=“http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/orqm/programs/bbamm]BBA”>http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/orqm/programs/bbamm)) all seem possible.</p>

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<p>Something like this?</p>

<p>[Bachelor</a> of Science in Computation Finance](<a href=“http://www.math.cmu.edu/~bscf/]Bachelor”>Bachelor of Science in Computation Finance)</p>

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<p>or this?</p>

<p>(Stanford)</p>

<p>Undergrad: [Department</a> of Management Science and Engineering](<a href=“Management Science and Engineering”>Management Science and Engineering)</p>

<p>Grad: [Financial</a> Mathematics](<a href=“http://finmath.stanford.edu/]Financial”>http://finmath.stanford.edu/)</p>

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<p>ThisCouldBe, by golly I think to found the perfect one for the OP</p>

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<p>@TCBH and Shazami: Those programs are both very interesting. They don’t have quite as much mathematical rigor built in as MORSE, but I imagine it wouldn’t be hard to take some extra math courses.</p>

<p>Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming!</p>

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<p>@#5, yes it seems that british universities are different from US schools in that there is no liberal arts approach. They go to the meat of the matter.</p>

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<p>CMU has a great program in computational finance. Statistics dept is also good and can be combined with a math or econ degree.</p>