MS Finance at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MS in Finance combines finance, accounting, economics and statistics, drawing on UIC's location in Chicago's futures and options market. Coursework only.

Faculty: College of Business Administration | Department: Finance, Liautaud Graduate School of Business | Duration: 32 semester hours minimum | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required: Investments (FIN 510), Corporate Finance (FIN 520), Quantitative Methods in Finance (FIN 570), plus 20 hours of electives (max 8 outside finance). Prerequisites FIN 500, ACTG 500, IDS 570 and ECON 520 or equivalent.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Any bachelor's field; GPA at least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours. GMAT/GRE not required. Two letters of recommendation, personal statement and resume/CV. Guaranteed admission for University of Illinois graduates within five years with GPA 3.25+. International: TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo minimums apply.

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 and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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