Overview

Graduates from the programme typically land in specialist and management roles in international companies and organisations, or continue with doctoral studies at Aalto and other prominent universities.

Career opportunities

Mathematics and operations research is some of the fastest growing fields where demand for highly skilled experts is set to increase over the next years. Throughout the programme, students get a good grasp of their strengths and career aspirations by participating in various projects together with companies and organisations.

The Mathematics and Operations Research programme from Aalto University has a strong reputation in educating top-level experts with strong analytical skills and the ability to think two steps ahead. Such skills are in high demand in various specialist and management positions in the industry and the public sector, and thus students can use their expertise in a number of ways after graduation. Examples of career paths our graduates have taken include:

Academic career in mathematics, operations research, statistics, computational science, machine learning, and quantitative finance.
Specialist and management roles in leading international companies
Research scientist in academia or industry, e.g. government laboratories, environmental organisations, specialist research organisations or universities

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Computational Algebraic Geometry

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Lie Groups and Lie Algebras

Numerical Matrix
Computations

Random Graphs and Network Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-27 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Helsinki, Finland

Disciplines

Mathematics Operations Research

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Scanned colour copy of the original Bachelor’s degree certificate.
Scanned colour copy of the original official transcript of study records.
If you have any other higher education degrees you wish to be taken into consideration in admissions, scanned colour copies of degree certificate and official transcript of records.
Copy of a valid passport or an official government-issued identification card with photo and information on citizenship.
Proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction of the study option.
Portfolio (electronic). Most study options in the field of art and design, architecture and landscape architecture require an electronic portfolio in PDF-format.
GMAT or GRE test (business and economics). GMAT or GRE scores for applicants to School of Business study options in admission group 2 or all applicants to the study option of Finance. See submission instructions: GMAT and GRE test.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17000 EUR / year

≈ 17000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

If you are a citizen of the member states of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you do not have to pay tuition fee.

Living costs

Helsinki

Finland

975 - 1584 EUR / month

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Funding

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