MS Finance at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

A nine-month, 30-credit-hour MS in finance offering a firm grounding in general finance and professional enrichment seminars. Students choose among investment management, sustainable finance and corporate finance/consulting tracks.

Faculty: Leeds School of Business | Department: Finance | Duration: 9 months (30 credit hours) | Intake: July start; Application rounds: October 5, November 30 and February 1, with a final international deadline of March 3 and a final domestic deadline of June 1; program starts in July. | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Core courses include Quantitative Methods in Finance, Finance Industry Academy 1, Managerial Economics, Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Investment Management and Analysis, Derivative Securities, Applied Financial Management and Fixed Income Investing, plus two track electives.

Career pathways

Tracks prepare students for careers in investment management, sustainable finance, management consulting, investment banking, private equity and venture capital.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Leeds MS programs: one letter of recommendation, professional resume, essay of up to 750 words on reasons for pursuing the MS, and unofficial transcripts. GMAT or GRE is optional for MS programs. A four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent is required; no prerequisite courses are required. International applicants need TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 115, PTE 58 or Cambridge 180, unless exempt (for example citizens of qualifying English-speaking countries). The listed application fee is $70 (currently waived).

Requirements published at program group level.

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 programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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