London School of Economics
DEGREE
MSc Finance
PROGRAM LENGTH
10 Months
CAMPUS
London, United Kingdom
LSE MSc Finance Overview
The London School of Economics’s MSc Finance (full-time) programme is considered to be one of the world’s best finance master’s degrees, designed ideally for those whose career objectives lie broadly within the financial services sector. The programme offers graduates, a unique chance to form their foundation and subsequent depth in the field.
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LSE MSc Finance Highlights
Rankings
Clubs
200+
Intake
89
Tuition Fees
£36,984
International Students
65%
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Financial Times’18 | – |
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QS World Rankings ’19 | 8 |
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The Economist | – |
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Program and Curriculum
The foundation of the MSc Finance programme is formed on the basis of two core courses in first term that are Corporate Finance and Asset Markets. The program is designed in such a way that even a graduate with a non-financial background can lay his/her foundation in the vast field of finance.

- Fixed Income Securities and Credit Markets
- Topics in Portfolio Management
- Mergers, Buyouts, and Corporate Restructurings
- Financial Engineering
- Risk Management in Financial Markets
- Corporate Finance
- Asset Markets
- 180 Degrees Consulting
- AIESEC
- Advertisement, Marketing and PR
- Business and Investment Group
Employment

Top 3 Sectors
- Finance
- Consulting
- Others
Consulting | 11% |
Finance | 70% |
Further Study | 6% |
Public Finance | 3% |
Others | 10% |
Companies recruiting from LSE MSc Finance
Consulting Sector
- Coller Capital Commerzbank AG
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Bain & Co.
- Oliver Wyman
- A.T. Kearney
Finance
- Accenture
- Morgan Stanley
- Goldman Sachs
- Ernst & Young
- JP Morgan
Technology
- Air Liquide
- BearingPoint
- Rocket Internet
Return on Investment (ROI)
Tuition Fees | £36,984 |
Cost of Living | + £1,500 |
Average Impact of Part-Time Jobs | – £4,500 |
Total Investment | £33,984 |
Average Salary | £29,707 |
Amount Recovery (setting aside 25% of earning) | 4.57 years |

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LSE Alumni Info
The LSE alumni community is a global network of 155,000 change makers, leaders and influencers: you have a profound impact on the societies and sectors in which you live and work.
Some Famous Alumni
- George Soros, a business magnate.
- David Rockefeller, Philanthropist.
- B R Ambedkar, Indian politician.
Eligibility
- Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline and good quantitative skills.
- Quantitative skills
- GMAT/GRE
- Work experience (either through internships or full employment) is not a pre-requisite; however, applicants who have some professional experience should include this in their application, as it may strengthen their application.
- You may also have to provide evidence of your English proficiency,
TUITION FEE
£36,984
INTAKES
1
MSc Finance Deadlines
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Application Information
The application fees for direct application is £75.
Application Documents
- Academic achievement
- Additional test scores
- Two academic references
- CV
- Academic Statement of Purpose
Statement of Purpose
Your statement(s) should be typed and no longer than two sides of A4 paper. There is no fixed word limit, but we expect statement(s) to be no longer than 1,000 – 1,500 words.
In your statement(s), you may wish to discuss the following:
- The motivation for undertaking the programme(s)
- Academic interests, strengths and background relevant to the programme(s)
- Areas of specific interest within the programme(s)
- Academic ambitions and/or research interests related to the programme(s)
- Any professional aspirations, and how academic work within the programme(s) might help you realise such aspirations
- Other relevant information, such as additional reading or research, work or other relevant experience that has informed your decision to apply for the particular programme(s)
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