Graduate Certificate in Financial Analytics

The Financial Analytics certificate provides students with an array of statistical learning methods and database skills, preparing them to create specific tools to manage enterprise-level challenges, and includes heavy emphasis on optimization of financial data visualization techniques. The program was co-developed with Accenture, ensuring the skills taught in classes reflect the most in-demand techniques in the workplace. A hallmark of the program is its emphasis on practical education, which empowers graduates to apply what they've learned in solving real problems at work.This certificate is ideal for finance professionals who wish to improve their skills in this rapidly developing field, as well as traditional financial engineers, quantitative analysts and others who wish to broaden their horizons from the traditional banking and capital markets disciplines.Through completion of this program, students will master the following skills: Address data quality, composition, extraction, storage and retrieval issues.Apply analytical methods, including statistical learning methods and data mining techniques, to solve problems in the finance discipline.Organize and execute end-to-end business analytics solutions at the enterprise level.Communicate and analyze data and insights through financial data visualization.

Online Application All individuals who wish to be considered for admission to a graduate program at Stevens must complete an online application. Transcripts All applicants are required to submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions they have attended, regardless of whether they earned a degree. Official transcripts must be sent directly from each institution to Stevens. Students may submit unofficial transcripts during the application process, however official transcripts must be submitted before the first day of classes. Unofficial transcripts can be submitted as attachments through the application itself. Academic and/or Professional Recommendations Most graduate degree programs require two recommendations. Select doctoral programs require three letters of recommendation. Recommendations must be completed by people who know the applicant academically and/or professionally. Personal recommendations will not be accepted. Resume/CV Applicants to all Ph.D. programs and to both master’s and Ph.D. programs in the School of Business are required to submit a resume or CV. Statement of Purpose All applicants are required to submit a Statement of Purpose that details why they have chosen to apply to this particular program at Stevens. The Statement of Purpose should be 500-1,000 words, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font.