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Finance (MS) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Finance provides skills and frameworks for careers in finance, with core courses in accounting, economics, finance and statistics and electives in corporate finance, investment analysis, portfolio theory, forecasting and risk.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must satisfy most of the general Marshall graduate admission requirements; GMAT or GRE scores are required; full-time work experience is not required.

USD 91,476 for the whole programme (2025-26). Estimated total programme tuition for the 36-unit, 3-semester (16-month) MS Finance at the 2025-26 rate of $2,541 per unit; excludes mandatory fees ($3,396). The page states typical increases of 3-5% a year. Source

Master of Accounting: students can start in the summer (Summer Intensive Program, mid-June to mid-August) or the fall; all students graduate at the end of the spring semester in mid-May.

Master of Accounting (MAcc): application opens August 7, 2026; international applicants and priority deadline January 10, 2027; domestic non-accounting majors (summer start) April 1, 2027; domestic accounting majors (fall start) May 1, 2027; application fee $120.

Public Diplomacy (MPD): application deadline January 15, 2027; the USC Graduate Admission Application opens October 1, 2026.

Online Executive Master of Health Administration: application fee $105.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.usc.edu/

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