Brooklyn College is stepping into financial education with the launch of its new Master of Science in finance, an intensive one‑year graduate program built for the fast‑evolving demands of today’s financial sector.
Graduates will be prepared to step into high‑impact roles such as financial analyst, portfolio manager, investment consultant, risk manager and fintech specialist. With this launch, Brooklyn College joins Baruch College as the only CUNY institutions offering an M.S. in finance.
Housed in the Murray Koppelman School of Business—Brooklyn’s only business school accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)—the program offers a rigorous, industry‑aligned curriculum available fully online or in person.
The creation of this new STEM‑designated program was led by Professor Seungho Baek, Finance Department program director and a widely published expert in financial economics. His research spans stock market behavior, empirical asset pricing, macroeconomic shocks, and risk management, including influential work on market volatility during the COVID‑19 era.
Baek also founded the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society chapter at Brooklyn College and serves as deputy executive officer of the Ph.D. program in economics at the CUNY Graduate Center.
“The new M.S. in finance at Brooklyn College is designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s financial industry by combining rigorous theory with real‑world, data‑driven applications,” Baek said. “As a one‑year, STEM‑designated program with flexible online and in‑person options, it provides an accessible and affordable pathway for students to advance into high‑impact roles in finance. Our AACSB‑accredited curriculum and Chartered Financial Analyst, {CFA} Institute affiliation ensure that graduates are exceptionally well prepared for both professional practice and long‑term career growth.”
The new, 30-credit program will launch in the fall of 2026.
