
Quant Guide 2021: Princeton still top, but shifting runners-up close gap
Baruch takes second spot; Zurich, top-ranked European programme, rises to fourth

This article accompanies Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quantitative finance master’s programmes. The full guide, along with a ranking of the top 25 programmes, can be found here.
Princeton University’s Master in Finance continues to dominate Risk.net’s rankings of the world’s leading quantitative finance master’s degree programmes, taking the top spot for a third year in a row in the 2021 Quant Guide – a product of its extreme selectivity, outstanding graduate employment prospects and
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