MS in Finance

Earn a valuable degree

Advance your career with this professional program designed and taught with industry. Sharpen your skills and learn new strategies, data tools and technologies. Focus on financial management, investments and banking, or innovation and fintech. Learn data analytics and gain technology skills to prepare for tomorrow’s leadership roles. Complete your training with real-life business cases, simulations and a capstone consulting project.

Quick Facts

Duration 10 months
Starting in September
Application Deadline 2nd of January
Tuition Fee 15,000 EUR/year
Location Vienna
Degree U.S. degree

Study in Vienna

Apply now and study in Vienna, consistently ranked among the world’s most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Located in the heart of Europe, the Austrian capital has much to offer, from a wide range of academic opportunities to vibrant student life.

Study and work at the same time

Join full-time and land a job or internship anytime. Join part-time to continue your career. You may request to extend your studies with a second year to take elective courses or to complete your capstone project.

Boost your career

In 2020, 96% of our full-time students landed a job within three months of graduation and 89% took an internship during their studies.

Vienna is among Europe’s most buzzing financial services and technology hubs. Employers competing for international talent include DB Schenker, Deloitte, EATON, Franklin Templeton, Google, JP Morgan, LVMH, Raiffeisen Bank, Swarovski and UniCredit.

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Join exchange partners on four continents

Go for a whole semester or just a week in the summer. Specialize further in finance, or broaden your skills with MBA courses. Partner schools include EBS (Germany), Emory (U.S.), ESSEC (France, Singapore), Hitotsubashi (Japan), IPADE (Mexico) and Shanghai Jiao Tong (China).

Study your passion

The MS in Finance program offers a professional curriculum designed with industry for immediate impact. Mandatory courses deliver an in-depth understanding of key concepts:

  • Financial Reporting & Control
  • Financial Management
  • Economic Foundations of Finance
  • Trading & Portfolio Theory
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Finance Use Case Seminars
  • Asset Pricing

Electives help you build your studies around your career objectives:

  • Corporate Finance & Risk Management
  • Data Analysis for Finance
  • Data Visualization for Finance
  • Data Engineering
  • Financial Technology & Innovation
  • Introduction to Python
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital

Finance use case seminars bring you the skills of industry experts. The Capstone Project puts your applied skills to the test as a consultant.

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Admissions requirements:

  • Completed online application form
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Letters of recommendation
  • CV
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Academic records
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GMAT or GRE General Test or CEU Math Test
  • Admission interview

Application deadlines:

  • February 1, 2023 for master’s and PhD studies with financial aid
  • March 15, 2023 for self-financing master’s candidates who will require a study visa
  • August 15, 2023 for self-financing master’s candidates who will not require a study visa

What our students say

“Courses are designed in a way that they not only incorporate theories but also their real-world implications. They help students gain a broad picture of the financial world, both from an academic and professional perspective. The department, with its ample resources and wide alumni network, provides plenty of career opportunities.”

Shuo Li
China

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