MSc in Finance at ESCP Business School

Full-time MSc taught on the Paris campus (15 weeks) and the London campus (15 weeks), preparing graduates for Investment Banking or Financial Markets. It is ranked first worldwide in the Financial Times 2026 Masters in Finance ranking and leads to the ESCP MSc plus the French "grade de Master" (DEAMIE, RNCP 36687).

Faculty: Master of Science (MSc) / Specialised Masters  |  Duration: 15 months to 2 years, full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; English, or French and English (Global Track fully in English)  |  Intake: July or October depending on previous studies  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Core courses (Financial Economics, Options, Futures and Derivatives, Ethics & Business Conduct), then a track in Corporate Investment Banking, Financial Markets or the Global Track in English, a sustainability seminar, a professional internship of at least four months and a master thesis.

Career pathways

Positions in sales and trading, equity and credit research, hedge funds, M&A, ECM, private equity, rating agencies and regulators; 100 percent of graduates were working within three months of finishing.

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