Ivy College of Business launches a master of financial technology
The Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will offer a master of financial technology program beginning this fall.
Delivered on campus, the new program is designed to meet the needs of current Iowa State University students or professionals who are looking to come back to school full-time to retool or make a career shift. The program will forge a new interdisciplinary teaching and research path, with a multi-department curriculum encompassing financial analysis, computational methods, and business analytics.
The proposed degree can be completed by taking 10 classes — five in computer science and five in finance and business analytics.
Technology-driven products such as mobile payments, digital wallets, robo-advisors, and crypto-currencies are rapidly being integrated into the traditional financial world, making this degree highly valuable for students and future employers.
“Financial technology is the application of technological innovations in the financial services industry. It is disrupting traditional financial companies and revolutionizing how financial firms operate,” said Truong Duong, interim chair of the Department of Finance at Ivy.
Students will benefit from the strong collaboration between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Department of Computer Science) and the Ivy College of Business (Department of Finance and Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics).
“Rapid advances in computing — from descriptive and predictive data analytics to machine learning and blockchain — are transforming the financial industries. In today’s data-driven world, it is essential for financial and business leaders to be fluent in AI and machine learning technologies and to understand the security and privacy considerations that come with them,” said Pavan Aduri, professor and interim chair of the Department of Computer Science. “The curriculum is designed to equip students with high-demand technical skills that align with the evolving needs of the financial services industry.”
The curriculum gives students employable technical skills in areas of high demand by the financial services industry, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, software development, and quantitative portfolio management.
Begins fall 2025
Learn more about earning your master of financial technology degree at the Ivy College of Business.
April 25, 2025
