A Master of Science in Finance (MSF) degree from Purdue University will open doors of opportunities by helping you stand out from the crowd. The Daniels School provides its students with opportunities to forge global relationships, carve unique career trajectories and transform a quantitative education into the ability to drive results.
Our MSF program emphasizes practical application and experiential learning by providing access to the brightest minds in finance, complementing classroom studies. The rigorous interactive and updated curriculum is designed to encourage individual career growth and complement professional aspirations in the areas of corporate finance; investment management; security analysis and brokerage, commercial and retail banking and financial management of commercial and nonprofit organizations.
Choosing the right school is a big decision, one that’s difficult to make on your own. Speaking to students who’ve been through the process can make a huge difference. With the chat feature on this website, you can select and connect with current students who’ve been in your shoes and found a similar path. You’ll get an insider’s view, find common ground, and hear real stories about your future school. Learn what it takes to succeed, what the professors are like, and what the social scene offers — anything and everything you’re wondering about the Daniels School of Business!
Our students' future career goals and aspirations are in the forefront of everything we do. Professional development begins on day one.
Familiarize yourself with the Daniels School's career services office and networking engagements available to all our residential master’s students.
Developed by finance alums living and working in Manhattan, the Purdue Finance Workshop (PFW) increases Purdue’s brand on Wall Street – cultivating opportunities to prepare Daniels School finance graduates to be successful in the field of banking and investments.
Throughout the year PFW hosts comprehensive workshops about careers in finance, soft skill refinement, technical training, industry trends, and more. Additionally, PFW is committed to creating casual and formal networking opportunities with area organizations.
Each semester the MSF program team organizes a trip to a major metropolitan area with a goal of exposing students to the various concentrations within the field of finance and connecting them to industry leaders through corporate office visits. Past cohorts have traveled to Chicago, Indianapolis and New York City to visit organizations like Morgan Stanley. The team plans to incorporate visits to San Fransico and other western cities in future trips.
Download the Industry Overview to explore the growing field of finance including job titles on the rise, salary expectations, and in-demand skills.
The Communication Center is your resource for case competitions hosted by the Daniels School of Business.
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Many students participate in the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge. Participants are tested in analytical, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills. Through this challenge, participants gain real-world experience assuming the role of a research analyst. The competition provides a great opportunity for intensive training. Additionally, as a leading organization for investment management professionals with a goal of advancing ethics, market integrity and professional standards of practice, the CFA Institute Competition provides mentoring and networking opportunities.
Our program faculty are engaged with the CFA Society Indianapolis. A local chapter of the national organization bringing together the Indianapolis investment community.
View the MSF curriculum to get an idea of the available tracks, outlining core and elective course options.
The Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) is a student organization that allows current Purdue students the chance to invest real money in the stock market. The club currently manages approximately $400,000 with an investment policy of capital preservation and value investing.
Students in SMIF are assigned to smaller, industry-specific teams. Each team is expected to present and discuss their investment recommendations at the monthly club meetings.
The club as a whole will vote on the teams’ investment decisions, and the industry teams are expected to present and discuss their recommendations at the monthly club meetings.
SMIF is open to graduate and undergraduate students in the Daniels School and across campus. Active members of the club in the fall and spring semesters can earn course credit in the spring for their membership in SMIF (a pass/fail course of 1 or 2 credit hours).
"SMIF gave me the opportunity to work alongside faculty and alumni to enable my career in asset management, investment research, and equity research. We worked together to create biweekly reports and evaluate companies."SMIF gives me the opportunity to work alongside faculty and alumni to enable my career in asset management, investment research, and equity research. We all work together to create biweekly reports and evaluate companies."
Sanskruti Nainutia, MSF 2023
The Student Managed Venture Fund (SMVF) is an experiential learning course and student organization teaching the nuances of venture investing through interaction with firms and investors engaged in venture capital with the opportunity to co-invest with the partner.
Teams of students are responsible for performing due diligence on potential, real investment opportunities and present their recommendations to an expert investment panel.
MSF students can also take advantage of activities outside of the finance department. Students are encouraged to engage with the general Purdue graduate student population to gain a diverse perspective of business, culture, lifestyles and more!
If you would like to learn more about any of the above opportunities, please reach out to the MSF admissions specialist.
