MS Finance at Brandeis University

Programme overview

Internationally ranked MS in Finance combining financial analytics, theory and practice, with market-focused concentrations; a partner programme of the CFA Institute and the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

Faculty: School of Business and Economics | Duration: 9-month or 16-month options (also dual degree and part-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall; Spring | Location: Waltham, MA, United States

What you will study

Financial modeling and statistical analysis.

Career pathways

Careers in risk management, transfer pricing and valuation, asset management and corporate finance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate (School of Business and Economics) admission: bachelor's degree, transcripts, one letter of recommendation, résumé, statement of purpose; GMAT or GRE optional. Prerequisites in Financial Management and Quantitative Methods (B or better in 3-credit courses, or passed CFA Level 1). The 9-month option requires meaningful professional work experience in finance (typically two or more years).

USD 44,200 a year (2026-27). 9-month MSF track (Fall and Spring). The 16-month MSF track is $40,040 in Year One plus $17,160 in Year Two (Fall). Tuition only; excludes fees, health insurance and living expenses. Source

Master's admission for spring 2027 or fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for the MBA, Business Analytics, Finance, Global Sustainability Policy and Management, Public Policy, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Molecular and Cell Biology, Mathematics Postbaccalaureate and Studio Art Postbaccalaureate.

Spring admission: priority deadline October 15, final deadline November 15 (Studio Art Postbaccalaureate December 1). Fall admission: School of Business and Economics priority deadline November 1; Heller programmes priority deadline December 15; Rounds January 15, March 1 and April 15. Online application fee $75 unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://www.brandeis.edu/graduate-admissions/apply/masters.html

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