Career Development
The MAFN Program equips the students with the skills to not only succeed academically but also give them the professional development tools and resources to succeed in the job market. Learn about how we prepare our students for job hunting and what resources you would have access to as a MAFN student.
gsas career development services
All students in our program are able to use the career development resources provided by GSAS Compass, which services all master’s and doctoral students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Those services include:
- Job and Internship Platform
- One-on-one Career Advising
- General Career Development Resources
- Events and Workshops
m.A. in Mathematics of finance (mafn) career development
- Virtual trainings offered in the summer prior to joining the program: technical interview & career development training covering all aspects of job/interview search
- One-on-one career advising starting in the summer before students join the program, through their studies and beyond
- Industry-specific career workshops including technical mock interviews, salary negotiation workshops, etc.
- Employer info sessions, company treks, and exclusive job/internship opportunities
- Networking events with alumni of the program
- MAFN Alumni Mentorship Program
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Career Development Class for MAFN
Employment Statistics
The majority of our students find their first jobs in Investment Banks, Financial Services, Asset Management, Consulting, and Technology.
Class of 2025
101 full-time students graduated in the class of 2025
8 students were not looking for employment (continuing education or starting their own business)
21 students were not trackable
72 were looking for employment
39 out of 72 students (54%) were employed before graduation
49 out of 72 students (68%) were employed within 3 months of graduation
54 out of 72 students (75%) were employed within 6 months of graduation
35 out of 72 jobs (49%) were based in the US
$121,071 was the average base salary for jobs based in the US
MAFN alumni
Our alums work for 600+ companies around the globe.
To learn more, please visit this page.
If you are an alum seeking career advice, you would like to stay in touch with the program, or hire our current students or your fellow alums please click here.
AIZIP
AllianceBernstein
Bank of America
Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited
Barclays
BNP Paribas (2)
Capital One
CITIC Futures
COFCO
Columbia Investment Management Company
Deloitte
East Money Information Co., Ltd.
ENGIE
EY (2)
Goldman Sachs (2)
Habitat Energy
Huatai International Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.
JP Morgan Chase
KFfund
LiteHedge Fund
LSEG
lvlup.ai
Nomura
Nomura Securities
Optiver
Pan Capital
QRT
RGA
Roland Berger
Shanghai Qianxiang Asset Management Co., Ltd
Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. (SWS)
Standard Chartered Bank
Sylvanus Technologies
Syntax Data
TD Securities
Transmarket Group
WorldQuant
Zheshang Securities
For employers
If you are an employer interested in hiring our students, please click here.