The Master of Science in Investment Management (MScIM) program is recognized as the No. 1 Master of Finance program in the Asia Pacific region by the QS World University Rankings. It has claimed top spot in the Asia Pacific region and ranked top 30 globally in consecutive two years in 2018 and 2019.

Offered by the Department of Finance at the HKUST Business School, the MScIM program was first launched with the part-time mode since 1996. The program since then has thrived into 2 programs, with the addition of the Master of Science in Financial Analysis (MScFA) program in 2002, and now expanded into 3 cohorts with both full-time and part-time modes. To focus on more specialized areas, students can opt for concentration(s) in Asset Management, Risk Management, and/or the newly added FinTech in the MScIM program, and concentration(s) in Corporate Finance and/or Security Analysis in the MScFA program.

Continuously evolving to meet the needs of various finance professions, the MScIM and MScFA programs constantly enhance existing courses and add in new courses. In 2018, to respond to the growing influx of information technology and analytics in financial services, two new core courses and some new FinTech courses were added into its curriculum. The new FinTech concentration was also added to the diverse portfolio of MScIM program.

The QS World University Rankings are announced annually, covering over 1000 universities globally. There are QS rankings by different categories such as subject areas, graduate employability index and locations. The ranking for Master of Finance programs is under the category of QS ranking by subjects. The full QS ranking for Master of Finance programs can be viewed at: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2019