Fancy Quant Honorable Mention 2026

The 2026 Fancy Quant Honorable Mentions list is officially here. In this video, I break down the top quantitative finance and financial engineering programs that made this year’s honorable mentions list — focusing mainly on the curriculum content and design. Programs covered include: • Carnegie Mellon University – MS in Computational Finance • Columbia MAFN – MA in Mathematics of Finance • Fordham University – MS in Quantitative Finance • Lehigh University – MS in Financial Engineering • Rutgers University – Master of Quantitative Finance • Stony Brook University – Master in Quantitative Finance • University of Michigan – MS in Quantitative Finance & Risk Management This is NOT a numerical ranking. The Fancy Quant Honorable Mentions are built from extensive research including: Reviewing textbooks and course materials Evaluating curriculum depth and rigor Feedback from current students and alumni Career services and placement outcomes Industry reputation and hiring pipelines In this video, I focus heavily on curriculum analysis and categorize programs into three major groups: • Rigor Focused Programs • Balanced Programs • Flexible Programs I also discuss: Semester vs trimester structures. Math-heavy vs business-oriented programs. Stochastic calculus and quantitative rigor. Programming and machine learning integration. Practitioner projects and industry exposure. How curriculum impacts job placement and learning outcomes. If you are considering a quant finance, financial engineering, or mathematical finance graduate program, this video should help you better understand which programs may fit your background and career goals. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Honorable Mentions Overview 04:10 Rigor-Focused Programs 14:32 Balanced Programs 21:05 Flexible Programs 28:14 Final Thoughts Subscribe for more content on: Quant finance careers Financial engineering programs Quantitative research Risk management Machine learning in finance Graduate school strategy