Financial Times Masters in Finance programmes 2010: Europe Schools are listed by the number of enrolled students. This table is compiled from a list of schools that completed a Financial Times survey. This is not a comprehensive list nor a ranking. School Name School Country Programme Name of experience work Prior n=no, (y=yes, required experience w=work preferred) started programme Year per year Intakes months Enrollment Languages Study mode - full- programme of Length time (months) - programme of Length (months) part-time enrolled Numbers 2009/2010 full-time full-time stu- International (%) dents enrolled Numbers 2009/2010 part-time part-time International (%) students programme partner CFA (y=y, n=n) at 3 months - Employed (%) full-time programme website / School Programme University of Exeter Business School UK MSc Accounting and Finance n 2006 1 Oct English F/T 12 121 98 n n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/fi nance/msc_accfi / MSc Finance and Investment n 1973 1 Oct English F/T 9 165 91 n n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/fi nance/msc_fi / MSc Finance and Management n 1999 1 Oct English F/T 9 179 96 n n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/fi nance/msc_fm/ MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management n 2004 1 Oct English F/T 12 66 94 y n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/fi nance/msc_ffm/ MSc Financial Economics n 1997 1 Oct English F/T 12 28 93 n n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/economics/msc_fe/ MSc Money and Banking n 2006 1 Oct English F/T 12 46 93 n n/a http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/economics/msc_mb/ City University: Cass UK MSc in Banking and International Finance n 1997 1 Sep English F/T 12 87 85 y 69 www.cass.city.ac.uk/mscbif MSc in Finance n 1998 1 Sep English F/T 12 154 94 y 73 www.cass.city.ac.uk/mscfi n MSc in Finance and Investment y 2008 1 Sep English P/T 20 47 66 y n/a www.cass.city.ac.uk/mscfi MSc in International Accounting and Finance n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 12 82 94 y 65 www.cass.city.ac.uk/msciaf MSc in Investment Management n 1995 1 Sep English F/T 12 143 80 y 84 www.cass.city,ac.uk/mscim MSc in Mathematical Trading and Finance n 1996 1 Sep English Both 12 24 44 82 29 69 n 64 www.cass.city.ac.uk/mtf Edhec Business School France Master of Science in Corporate Finance w 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12** 112 25 n 80 http://msc-corporate-fi nance.edhec.com/ Master of Science in Financial Markets w 2010 1 Sep English F/T 12** 0 n n/a http://msc-fi nancial-markets.edhec.com/ Master of Science in Capital Markets w 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12** 29 31 n 0.8 http://msc-capital-markets.edhec.com/ Master of Science in Finance w 2001 1 Sep English F/T 12** 87 26 y 82 http://msc-fi nance.edhec.com/ Master of Science in Management Control w 2009 1 Sep English F/T 12** 27 30 n n/a http://msc-management-control.edhec.com/ Master of Science in Risk and Asset Management w 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12** 73 29 n 82 http://msc-risk.edhec.com/ London School of Business and Finance: UK MSc Finance w 2009 4 Oct, Jan, English Both 12 18 302 73 12 33 n n/a http://www.lsbf.org.uk/programmes/masters/msc/lsbf-msc-in-fi nance.html LSBF Apr, July Universität St.Gallen Switzerland Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance n 2004 2 Feb, Sep German F/T 18 128 27 n 100 www.maccfi n.unisg.ch Master of Arts in Banking and Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 16 154 47 y 100 www.mbf.unisg.ch Master of Arts in Quantitative Economics and Finance n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 18 20 50 n 100 www.miqef.unisg.ch Durham Business School UK MA Financial Management n 2004 1 Oct English F/T 12 67 79 n 83 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/ma MSc Accounting and Finance n 2007 1 Oct English F/T 12 75 96 y 76 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/msc_programmes MSc Corporate and International Finance n 1991 1 Oct English F/T 12 17 94 y 76 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/msc_programmes MSc Economics and Finance n 1998 1 Oct English F/T 12 28 89 y 76 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/msc_programmes MSc Finance and Investment n 1997 1 Oct English F/T 12 53 91 y 76 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/msc_programmes MSc International Banking and Finance n 1998 1 Oct English F/T 12 42 100 y 76 www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/msc_programmes Imperial College Business School UK MSc Actuarial Finance y 2006 1 Oct English P/T 24 29 14 n n/a http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/msc-actuarial-fi nance MSc Finance n 1998 1 Sept English F/T 12 146 94 y 97 http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/msc-fi nance MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering n 2005 1 Sept English F/T 12 106 90 n 84 http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/msc-risk-management Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands Executive Master in Islamic Financial Management y 2008 2 Oct, Feb English P/T 24 10 100 n n/a http://www.esa.edu.lb/XIFM/index.shtml Erasmus University Masters in Financial Management y 2001 1 Sep English F/T 12 16 94 n 59 www.rsm.nl/mfm MSc in Finance and Investments n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 12 218 27 y n/a www.rsm.nl/mscba/fi EMLyon Business School France Master in Audit and Financial reporting n 2006 1 Sep French F/T 12 22 27 n 85 http://www.em-lyon.com/france/grandeecole/ms/programmes/audit/index.aspx Master in Corporate Finance n 1990 1 Sep English, F/T 12 55 16 n 91 http://www.em-lyon.com/france/grandeecole/ms/programmes/fi nance/index.aspx French Master in Quantitative Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 21 38 n 83 http://www.em-lyon.com/english/graduate/spec_masters/msqf/index.aspx MSc in Management - Finance Track n 2001 1 Sep English F/T 24 144 52 n 95 http://www.em-lyon.com/english/graduate/msc/index.aspx London School of Economics and UK MSc Finance (Full-time) n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 10 64 94 n n/a http://www2.lse.ac.uk/fi nance/prospectiveStudents/mscFinanceFT/Home.aspx Political Science MSc Finance (Part-time) y 2006 1 Sep English P/T 21 54 80 n n/a http://www2.lse.ac.uk/fi nance/prospectiveStudents/mscFinancePT/Home.aspx MSc Finance and Economics n 1996 1 Sep English F/T 10 79 100 n n/a http://www2.lse.ac.uk/fi nance/prospectiveStudents/mscFinanceEconomics/Home.aspx MSc Management and Regulation of Risk n 2000 1 Sep English F/T 12 33 94 n n/a http://www2.lse.ac.uk/fi nance/prospectiveStudents/mscManRegRisk/Home.aspx Manchester Business School UK MSc Accounting and Finance n 1990 1 Sep English F/T 12 94 99 y n/a http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/Landing_pgs/accounting-and-fi nance.html MSc Finance n 1996 1 Sep English F/T 12 80 99 y n/a http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/Landing_pgs/fi nance.html MSc Finance and Business Economics n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 31 94 n n/a http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/Landing_pgs/fi nance-business-economics.html MSc Quantitative Finance n 2006 1 Sep English F/T 12 17 94 0 n n/a http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/Landing_pgs/quantitative-fi nance.html Icma Centre, Henley Business School UK MSc Capital Markets, Regulation and Compliance n 2006 1 Sep English Both 9 24 10 80 2 100 n 100 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research MSc Corporate Finance n 2007 1 Sep English Both 10 24 20 90 2 100 n 100 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research MSc Financial Risk Management n 2006 1 Sep English Both 10 24 25 96 5 80 n 77 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research MSc International Securities, Investment and Banking n 1994 1 Sep English Both 10 24 75 93 9 67 n 97 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research MSc Investment and Banking and Islamic Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 9 89 n 100 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research MSc Investment Management n 2006 1 Sep English Both 10 24 60 97 1 100 y 91 http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research Università Bocconi Italy Master in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management n 2000 1 Sep English F/T 9 25 72 n 80 www.unibocconi.it/mafi nrisk MSc in Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 24 183 44 0 y 85 www.unibocconi.eu/fi nance-msc Warwick Business School UK MSc in Finance n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 12 104 90 y 96 http://www.wbs.ac.uk/go/fi n MSc in Finance & Economics n 1991 1 Sep English F/T 12 54 87 y 94 http://www.wbs.ac.uk/go/fe MSc in Financial Mathematics n 1998 1 Sep English F/T 12 39 90 n 82 http://www.wbs.ac.uk/go/fm Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus Denmark Master of Science in Finance n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 24 60 40 n n/a http://www.asb.dk/article.aspx?pid=2768 University Master of Science in Finance and International n 1999 1 Sep English F/T 24 135 56 n n/a http://www.asb.dk/article.aspx?pid=2774 Business London Business School UK Masters in Finance y 1993 2 Aug, Sep* English Both 10 22 122 92 72 79 y 72 http://www.london.edu/programmes/mastersinfi nance.html University of Southampton School of UK MSc Accounting and Finance n 1992 1 Sep English F/T 12 57 96 n n/a http://www.management.soton.ac.uk/StudyOpportunities/pg-ft Management MSc International Banking and Financial Studies n 1992 1 Sep English F/T 12 48 98 n n/a http://www.management.soton.ac.uk/StudyOpportunities/pg-ft MSc International Financial Markets n 1996 1 Sep English F/T 12 23 91 n n/a http://www.management.soton.ac.uk/StudyOpportunities/pg-pt MSc Management Sciences and Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 25 92 n n/a http://www.management.soton.ac.uk/StudyOpportunities/pg-ft MSc Risk Management n 1996 1 Sep English Both 12 27 38 100 1 0 n n/a http://www.management.soton.ac.uk/StudyOpportunities/pg-ft University of Strathclyde Business UK MSc Finance n 1973 1 Sep English Both 12 24 40 80 65 100 n 70 www.strath.ac.uk/accfi n/postgraduatecourses/mscfi nance/ School MSc International Accounting and Finance n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 12 15 80 n 65 www.strath.ac.uk/accfi n/postgraduatecourses/mscinternationalaccountingfi nance/ MSc International Banking and Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 20 80 n 75 www.strath.ac.uk/accfi n/postgraduatecourses/mscinternationalbankingfi nance/ MSc Investment and Finance n 2009 1 Sep English F/T 12 50 80 n n/a www.strath.ac.uk/accfi n/postgraduatecourses/mscinvestmentfi nance/ Grenoble Graduate School of Business France Master in Finance n 2008 1 Sep French P/T 24 38 13 n n/a http://www.grenoble-em.com MSc Banking & Market Finance n 2008 1 Sep French F/T 24 77 27 n n/a http://www.grenoble-em.com MSc in Finance n 2006 2 Sep English F/T 12 59 83 n 86 http://www.grenoble-em.com/356-msc-in-fi nance-2.aspx Leeds University Business School UK MA Accounting and Finance n 1997 1 Sep English F/T 12 35 86 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes MSc Banking and Finance n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 12 48 94 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes MSc Finance and Investment n 2010 1 Sep English F/T 12 0 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes MSc Financial Mathematics n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 12 27 63 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes MSc Financial Risk Management n 2010 1 Sep English F/T 12 0 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes MSc International Finance n 2002 1 Sep English F/T 12 55 89 n n/a http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/masters-programmes Aston Business School UK MSc Accounting and Finance n 2006 1 Oct English F/T 12 86 80 n 74 www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school MSc Finance and Financial Regulation n 2008 1 Oct English F/T 12 11 73 n 80 www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school MSc Finance and Investments n 2004 1 Oct English F/T 12 19 95 n 90 www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school MSc Investment Analysis n 2009 1 Oct English F/T 12 41 83 n n/a www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school Tilburg University Netherlands Master in Finance n 2010 1 Sep English F/T 9 21 150 33 5 0 y 70 http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/masters/programmes/feb/fm/ University of Edinburgh Business School UK MSc in Accounting and Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 65 100 y n/a http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/msc/accounting-fi nance MSc in Finance and Investment n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 81 96 y n/a http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/msc/fi nance-investment Lancaster University Management UK MSc Accounting and Financial Management n 1969 1 Oct English F/T 12 28 96 y 93 http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/pgfi n/afm/ School MSc Finance n 1969 1 Oct English F/T 12 88 100 y 78 http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/pgfi n/fi nance/ MSc Money, Banking and Finance n 2005 1 Oct English F/T 12 22 95 n 100 http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/pgecon/mbf/ Frankfurt School of Finance and Germany Master in Risk Management & Regulation y 2010 1 Mar English P/T 20 15 20 n n/a http://www.frankfurt-school.de/content/en/education_programmes Management Master of Finance n 2001 1 Sep English F/T 24 98 11 n 98 www.frankfurt-school.de/mof Master of Quantitative Finance y 2005 1 Sep English P/T 24 13 23 n 98 www.frankfurt-school.de/mqf Bangor Business School UK MA Banking and Finance n 1980 1 Sep English F/T 12 16 100 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses MA Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 5 100 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses MA Islamic Banking and Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 6 100 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses MSc Accounting and Finance n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 12 62 98 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses MSc Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 16 88 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses MSc Management and Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 18 89 n n/a http://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/academic/crs_postgrad/listcourses Nottingham University Business School UK MSc Finance and Investment n 1998 1 Sep English F/T 12 115 92 n 81 www.nottingham.ac.uk/business Esade Spain Executive Máster en Dirección Economico-Financiera y 1970 1 Oct Spanish P/T 10 50 10 n n/a http://www.esade.edu/bs/eng/executive_masters/economico_fi nanciera Master in Corporate Finance & Law y 2003 1 Oct Spanish P/T 10 18 22 n n/a http://www.esade.edu/posderecho/eng/part_time/cf MSC in Finance n 2009 1 Sep English F/T 12 41 95 n n/a http://www.esade.edu/management/eng/fi nance/programme University of St Andrews UK MSc in Analytical Finance n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 12 9 100 n n/a http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/postgrad/af.html MSc in Finance n 2004 1 Sep English F/T 12 64 97 n n/a http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/postgrad/fi nance.html MSc in International Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 11 91 n n/a http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/postgrad/if.html MSc in Money Banking & Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 17 76 n n/a http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/postgrad/mbf.html Esic Máster en Dirección Financiera y 1992 1 Oct Spanish P/T 11 95 8 n n/a http://www.esic.edu Bradford University School of UK MSc Finance n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 12 25 96 n 100 www.brad.ac.uk/management/mscfi nance Management MSc Finance Accounting and Management n 1999 1 Sep English F/T 12 62 97 n 100 www.brad.ac.uk/management/MScfam University of Bath School of UK MSc in Accounting and Finance n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 12 87 94 n 96 http://www.bath.ac.uk/management Management IE Business School Spain Executive Máster en Dirección Financiera y 1974 2 Feb, Oct Spanish P/T 10 28 11 n n/a www.exmdf.ie.edu Master in Advanced Finance y 2009 1 Jan English F/T 12 20 85 y n/a http://www.miaf.ie.edu/ Master in Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 10 31 81 y 75 http://www.mif.ie.edu/ ESCP Europe France/UK Master in Finance n 1987 1 Sep French, F/T 12 46 20 y 95 www.escpeurope.eu/ms English France Master in Private Banking and Financial Planning n 1994 1 Sep French, Both 12 15 22 5 11 0 n 95 www.escpeurope.eu/ms English University College Dublin: Smurfi t Ireland MSc in Finance n 2009 1 Sep English Both 12 24 58 50 0 y n/a http://www.smurfi tschool.ie/mastersprogrammes/accountingandfi nance MSc in Quantitative Finance n 1998 1 Sep English Both 12 24 11 55 1 100 n 75 http://www.smurfi tschool.ie/mastersprogrammes/accountingandfi nance MSc in Risk Management y 2005 every Sep English P/T 24 10 10 n 1 http://www.smurfi tschool.ie/mastersprogrammes/accountingandfi nance/ 2nd year mscinriskmanagement/ University of Oxford: Saïd UK MSc in Financial Economics n 2005 1 Oct English F/T 9 76 99 y 88 http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/degrees/mfe/Pages/default.aspx HEC Lausanne Switzerland Master of Science in Finance n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 24 70 67 y 76 http://www.hec.unil.ch/hec/masters/127, http://www.hec.unil.ch/mscf/Welcome Essec Business School France Advance Master in Finance & Asset Management n 1994 1 Sep English, F/T 14 9 22 n 90 http://www.essec.edu/programs/advanced-masters-programs French France/ Advanced Master in Financial Techniques n 1985 1 Sep French, F/T 14 59 36 y 92 http://www.essec.edu/programs/advanced-masters-programs Singapore English Faculdade de Economia of the Portugal Masters in Finance n 2006 2 Sep, Feb English F/T 9 53 15 n 93 www.fe.unl.pt Universidade Nova de Lisboa Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Belgium Masters in Financial Management n 1983 1 Sep English F/T 10 53 38 y 90 www.vleriick.com/masters Amsterdam Business School Netherlands Master in International Finance w 1996 1 Sep English Both 12 18- 35 83 16 69 y 85 www.abs.uva.nl/mif 24 Duisenberg School of Finance Netherlands MSc in Corporate Finance and Banking n 2009 1 Sep English F/T 12 12 67 n n/a www.dsf.nl MSc in Finance and Law w 2008 1 Sep English Both 12 24 9 78 6 33 n 95 www.dsf.nl MSc in Risk Management w 2008 1 Sep English Both 12 24 13 77 11 27 n 100 www.dsf.nl Cranfi eld School of Management UK MSc in Finance and Management n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 11 50 94 n n/a www.cranfi eldmsc.biz/fm Eada Spain International Master in Finance w 1994 1 Sep English, F/T 9 49 80 n 80 http://www.eada.edu Spanish University of Cambridge: Judge UK Master of Finance y 2008 1 Sep English F/T 12 25 92 y 73 www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mfi n MPhil in Finance n 1988 1 Oct English F/T 10 23 96 n n/a http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mphil_fi nance/ HEC Paris France MS Finance n 1986 1 Sep English, F/T 12 45 22 n n/a http://www.hec.fr/Masteres-Specialises/Programmes/International-Finance French Luxembourg School of Finance Luxembourg Master of Science in Banking and Finance w 2002 2 Jan, Oct English Both 12 24 23 91 20 90 n 91 www.lsf.lu TiasNimbas, Tilburg University Netherlands Executive Master in Finance y 1986 1 Sep English P/T 14 41 20 n n/a http://www.tiasnimbas.edu/mif Alba Graduate Business School Greece MSc in Finance w 2004 1 Sep English Both 11 23 20 10 17 12 y 91 http://www.alba.edu.gr/academic/fi nance Catholic University of Portugal Portugal Master in Finance y 2006 1 May English P/T 12- 34 0 y n/a http://www.fcee.lisboa.ucp.pt/fi nance 15 Solvay Brussels School of Economics Belgium Executive Master in Finance y 2004 1 Nov English P/T 8 27 52 n n/a www.solvay.edu/emf and Management BI Norwegian School of Management Norway MSc in Financial Economics n 1993 1 Sep English F/T 24 27 70 n 96 http://www.bi.no/BI-Startpage2/Programmes Goethe Business School Germany Executive Master of Finance and Accounting y 2005 1 Sep German, P/T 21 23 9 n n/a http://www.goethe-business-school.de English International University of Monaco Monaco Master in Finance - Hedge Funds and Private Equity n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 10 9 100 n 100 www.monaco.edu Master in Finance - Financial Engineering n 2005 1 Sep English F/T 10 4 100 n 100 www.monaco.edu Master in Finance - International Wealth Management n 2007 1 Sep English F/T 10 10 100 n 100 www.monaco.edu SDA Bocconi Italy Master in Corporate Finance y 2000 1 Sep English F/T 12 22 73 n 99 http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/mba_and_master/mcf/ Universiteit Antwerpen Management Belgium Master of Finance n 2003 1 Sep English F/T 10 20 65 n 91 www.uams.be/MOF School WU - Vienna University of Economics Austria Master of Science in Quantitative Finance n 2009 1 Oct English F/T 12 17 n n/a http://www.wu.ac.at/qfi n and Business Sabanci University Turkey Master in Finance n 2008 1 Sep English F/T 10 14 7 n 78 http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/mif *Aug for full-time course, Sep for part-time course; **9 months on-site coursework and 3 months work experience required