Financial Technology Master of Engineering (FinTech)
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As a Duke FinTech master's student, you'll gain a strong grasp of fundamental skills of financial engineering, as well as learn the business, policy, and ethical dimensions of developing and deploying financial technology.
The degree can be completed full-time on-campus in 3 semesters and online part-time in 5 semesters.
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“With outstanding faculty from engineering, law, economics and business, the Duke FinTech Master of Engineering program is developing professionals with the skills to lead the next generation of innovation.”
Jimmie Lenz | Director and Executive in Residence
Potential Career Paths
Become well-prepared to start a career in:
- Wealth management and trading
- Blockchain development/smart contracts
- Payment and transaction services
- Quantitative trading and analysis
- Credit, lending and liquidity management
- Digital currencies, such as stable coins and cryptocurrencies
- Risk management and regulatory compliance
- Robotic process automation (RPA) and algorithmic solutions
Our Students
- Have a variety of undergraduate majors—such as finance, engineering, economics, business and math
- Over half are female—53 percent of our recent class of on-campus students
Browse the most recent Campus Program Class Profile
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Degree Requirements
9 Courses
- Two (2) Industry Preparation Core courses
- Four (4) Technical Core courses in FinTech, programming and finance
- Three (3) FinTech Elective courses Option to choose an elective track:
1 Industry Capstone Project
- The culminating experience of the Duke FinTech program. Students in teams design and build FinTech solutions initiated by industry needs or pursue their own startup ideas. more »
1 Internship or Project
- A required internship is an excellent way to gain valuable experience. Although students are responsible for finding their own internships, Duke provides a dedicated career development team to help.
- Part-time students can receive credit for applying what they learn at work, or opt to complete a project
Seminar Series and On-Campus Residencies
- On-campus students participate in a seminar series, in which they learn directly from industry leaders
- Online students participate in virtual seminars and also attend three weeklong in-person residencies on the Duke campus. During residences, students in the online program attend in-person industry talks and classes, and meet students and faculty. Residencies are scheduled at the mid-term of the degree program.
The choice of online or on-campus is up to you. All Duke FinTech students take the same courses, learn from the same faculty, and earn the same Duke degree.
Compare Online and On-Campus Programs
| Online | On-Campus | |
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| Minimum Time to Degree | 5 semesters | 3 to 4 semesters |
| Summer Internship or Project | Project | Internship |
| Class Experience | Live and recorded classes—Virtual interaction with faculty and peers | Class attendance at Duke—In-person and virtual interaction with faculty and peers |
| Seminars and Workshops | Participation in seminar series and 3 in-person residencies on the Duke campus | Participation in a scheduled seminar series |
| Academic Advising | Virtual interaction with a faculty advisor | In-person and virtual interaction with a faculty advisor |
| Career Services & Professional Development | Support from a team of career services professionals |
Support from a team of career services professionals |
More Details
Pre-Program Preparation
- Skills assessment—To foster student success, all enrolling students will be required to take:
- A programming skills assessment, and
- An economics/finance assessment
- Online preparatory courses—Depending on the outcome of the skill assessments, we may require completion of one or more online preparatory courses to ensure a strong knowledge base upon entering our rigorous curriculum
Campus Program — Schedule
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The Duke FinTech Master of Engineering can be completed on-campus in:
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| Industry Prep | Technical Core | Electives | Internship |
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| MENG 540: Management of High-Tech Industries |
FINTECH 501: Seminar and Workshop FINTECH 510: FINTECH 520: |
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| Spring Semester | |||
| MENG 570: Business Fundamentals for Engineers |
FINTECH 512: Software Engineering for FinTech FINTECH 522: |
Elective (option) | |
| Summer Term | |||
| MENG 550: Internship |
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| Year 2 | |||
| Industry Prep | Technical Core | Electives | Internship |
| Fall Semester | |||
| FINTECH 502: FinTech Capstone |
Elective
Elective |
MENG 551: Internship Assessment |
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| Spring Semester | |||
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| * These are options for scheduling one of three required elective courses | |||
Online Program — Schedule
| The Duke FinTech Master of Engineering can be completed online in five semesters. | |||||
| Semesters | Industry Prep Core |
Technical Core |
Electives | Internship or Mentored Project |
On-Campus Residencies |
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| Fall | FINTECH 501: Seminar and WorkshopFINTECH 510: Programming for FinTechFINTECH 522: Asset Pricing and Risk Management |
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| Spring | MENG 540: Management of High-Tech Industries |
FINTECH 512: Software Engineering for FinTech |
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| Summer | MENG 550/551 Internship & Assessment |
Residency | |||
| Year 2 | |||||
| Fall | MENG 570: Business Fundamentals for Engineers |
FINTECH 520: Financial Institution Products & Services |
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| Spring | Elective 1Elective 2 | ||||
| Summer (or Fall, Year 3) |
FINTECH 502: FinTech Capstone |
Elective 3 | Residency | ||
Residencies for Online Students
- To provide an on-campus experience that bonds students to Duke and to each other, the online program includes one (1) residency—at the mid-term of the program.
- Residencies provide opportunities to interact with on-campus master's students, to attend class in person, and to experience Duke-curated professional enrichment activities including guest speakers, seminars and workshops.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition
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Financial Aid
Limited financial aid is available to highly qualified candidates through academic scholarships with an emphasis on increasing diversity within the program. Underrepresented minorities may receive up to 50 percent per year in tuition scholarship through our Diversity Scholarships. For more information is available at meng.duke.edu »