Master of Finance at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The Master of Finance equips students with specialized finance knowledge, analytical and AI skills and career coaching. It can be completed on campus in Amherst or online, full-time or part-time, and the full-time Amherst programme is STEM-designated and visa-compliant. The curriculum aligns with the CFA and CAIA bodies of knowledge.

Faculty: Isenberg School of Management | Department: Finance | Duration: Full-time 9-12 months; part-time 18-24 months; 30 credits (18 core, 12 elective) | Intake: Amherst: fall; Online: fall and spring | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Core courses (18 credits): Corporate Finance, Corporate Valuation: Modeling and Applications, Investment Management, Real Assets, Careers and Projects in Finance, and Business Applications of Python and Artificial Intelligence. Electives (12 credits) include Fixed Income Securities, Data Science for Finance, Derivative Strategies, Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Advanced Financial Technology. Students use Bloomberg terminals and DataCamp.

Career pathways

Asset management, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, wealth management and risk management; recent employers include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, State Street, McKinsey, EY and Citibank. Reported average starting salary $86,000 and 90% hired within six months.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution; prior business coursework not required. Strong evidence of quantitative skills; GMAT/GRE may be requested if not evident on the transcript, and a waiver is available with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 plus quantitative coursework (e.g. Calculus I and II, Linear Algebra, or Probability and Statistics I and II); working professionals may be waived on quantitative work experience. Two letters of recommendation; interview by invitation. International applicants whose native language is not English: TOEFL 5 (tests from January 2026) or 100 (earlier iBT tests), IELTS Academic 7, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 68. Amherst fall deadlines: early action November 1, priority February 1, regular June 1, final August 1; online fall priority June 1, final August 1; online spring priority October 1, final November 30.

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.

Intake: Amherst: fall; Online: fall and spring

Duration: Full-time 9-12 months; part-time 18-24 months; 30 credits (18 core, 12 elective)

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