Finance (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Finance at Michigan State University's Broad College of Business is a rigorous, accelerated, STEM-designated programme for recent graduates and career professionals, completed full-time on campus in one year. It is quantitatively focused, has small class sizes, and as an official CFA Program Partner its curriculum covers more than 70 percent of the CFA Body of Knowledge.

Faculty: Eli Broad College of Business | Department: Department of Finance | Duration: 30 credits; 12 months (August to end of summer semester), full-time on campus | Intake: August | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete 30 credits under Plan B (no thesis): 18 credits of 800-level finance courses including Managerial Finance (FI 801) and 12 approved elective credits in finance or related fields such as economics, statistics or mathematics. Optional concentrations are Corporate Finance, Financial Technology, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Risk Management and Commercial Banking. Sample courses include Financial Modeling and Simulation, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Multinational Corporate Finance, Deep Learning and Neural Networks in Finance, Financial Technology and Financial Data Analytics.

Career pathways

Financial analyst, investment banking analyst, risk manager, corporate finance associate and asset management specialist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year undergraduate degree from a recognised institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; at least two years of full-time post-bachelor's work experience (can be waived for exceptional candidates); working knowledge of personal computing; equivalents of MTH 124 Survey of Calculus I and STT 315 Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business. GMAT (minimum 600) or GRE (minimum 310 verbal and quantitative) required, less than five years old; waiver may be requested (current MSU undergraduates in good standing are eligible). Two letters of recommendation, preferably at least one from a faculty member; statement of objectives. International applicants: IELTS 7, or TOEFL 100 (internet), 250 (computer) or 600 (paper); provisional admission possible with lower scores. Application fee $50. Deadlines: February 1 (first round) and March 1 (second round).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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