MSc Finance

Corvinus University of Budapest
Hungary, Budapest

Corvinus University of Budapest: Institute of Finance, Accounting and Business Law

Study location	Hungary, Budapest
Type	Graduate/Master, full-time
Nominal duration	4 semesters (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(MSc Finance)

Tuition fee	€3,700 per semester
Application fee	€75 one-time

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Please read this whole section carefully before applying Recognition (undergraduate degree) requirements Your qualification must be legally recognised to be equivalent to a Hungarian undergraduate degree (Act C, Recognition, 2001) and meet the pre-requisite credit requirements (see below). Entrance exam The maximum number of points you can get in the admission process is 100. The written exam is 60 points, the oral exam is 30 points. You can get an additional 10 points if you submit a GMAT/GRE/NMAT or GMAT FE exam by 31 January 2025. The written exam measures the following: quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, logical thinking and data interpretation, and language skills. A sample exam will soon be available. You can also get in without a written exam. If you have either of the following, you don’t have to do the written exam: An international exam with the following minimum points: GMAT (500), GMAT FE (485), NMAT (150), or GRE (300) A diploma from an AACSB/EQUIS accredited or CEMS member university with a grade of 4 (B) or higher. A 4 (B) grade equals 50 points, a 5 (A) grade equals 60 points. Minimum credit requirements In Hungary, there are legal pre-requisite credit requirements to study postgraduate programmes. Please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for this programme before applying. You will need a minimum of 30 ECTS constituted from any of the following areas:  - Methodology (including Mathematics, IT and Statistics) - Economics (including microeconomics, macroeconomics, environmental management, economic theory, economic statistics, history of economic theory, business modelling, economic policy, sectoral and functional economics, community finance, world and European economy, public policy) - Business (including business economics, accounting, controlling, HR, business law, marketing, management and organisation, management of value creating processes, decision making skills and methodology, business ethics, strategic planning, business communication) - Social sciences (including EU, general and business law, economic history, sociology, psychology, philosophy) - Finance/professional skills (including financial and capital markets, banking, financial policy, taxation, business finance, business valuation). Tip: to quickly calculate your credits in ECTS, divide learning hours by 30! ‎If your qualifications are not in English or Hungarian, official translations into English or Hungarian will be required for all diplomas and transcripts. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher)

Please read this whole section carefully before applying

Recognition (undergraduate degree) requirements
Your qualification must be legally recognised to be equivalent to a Hungarian undergraduate degree (Act C, Recognition, 2001) and meet the pre-requisite credit requirements (see below).

Entrance exam
The maximum number of points you can get in the admission process is 100.

The written exam is 60 points, the oral exam is 30 points. You can get an additional 10 points if you submit a GMAT/GRE/NMAT or GMAT FE exam by 31 January 2025.

The written exam measures the following: quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, logical thinking and data interpretation, and language skills.

A sample exam will soon be available.

You can also get in without a written exam.
If you have either of the following, you don’t have to do the written exam:

An international exam with the following minimum points: GMAT (500), GMAT FE (485), NMAT (150), or GRE (300)

A diploma from an AACSB/EQUIS accredited or CEMS member university with a grade of 4 (B) or higher. A 4 (B) grade equals 50 points, a 5 (A) grade equals 60 points.

Minimum credit requirements
In Hungary, there are legal pre-requisite credit requirements to study postgraduate programmes.

Please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for this programme before applying.

You will need a minimum of 30 ECTS constituted from any of the following areas: 
- Methodology (including Mathematics, IT and Statistics)
- Economics (including microeconomics, macroeconomics, environmental management, economic theory, economic statistics, history of economic theory, business modelling, economic policy, sectoral and functional economics, community finance, world and European economy, public policy)
- Business (including business economics, accounting, controlling, HR, business law, marketing, management and organisation, management of value creating processes, decision making skills and methodology, business ethics, strategic planning, business communication)
- Social sciences (including EU, general and business law, economic history, sociology, psychology, philosophy)
- Finance/professional skills (including financial and capital markets, banking, financial policy, taxation, business finance, business valuation).

Tip: to quickly calculate your credits in ECTS, divide learning hours by 30!

‎If your qualifications are not in English or Hungarian, official translations into English or Hungarian will be required for all diplomas and transcripts.

You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Hungary. If you are a Hungarian citizen or dual national, please apply via Felvi

Territory requirements

Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Hungary.

If you are a Hungarian citizen or dual national, please apply via Felvi

Language requirements	English Your English language skills should be a minimum of B2. This is assessed from your entrance exam or meeting the equivalent entry requirements.

Language requirements

English

Your English language skills should be a minimum of B2. This is assessed from your entrance exam or meeting the equivalent entry requirements.

More information	uni-corvinus.hu/..est/msc-finance/?lang=en

Solve complex financial problems and support decision-making in the corporate world. Officially recognised programme of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA).

Programme Description

Careers in finance are amongst the best paid. Financial strategies and principles are the foundation of all businesses, consumers, and the global economy. All companies, whether start-ups or multinationals, have finance departments, regardless of sector.

Our MSc Finance programme will forge you into a professional with high-level theoretical, methodological, and practical competencies who is competitive in the labour market.

You will develop an innovative economic approach and become a confident problem solver.

The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) recognises and accredits our programme. We will cover 70 percent of the CFA curriculum, fast-tracking and elevating your financial and investment career capabilities on an international level.

Our comprehensive curriculum, delivered by experienced professors and guest lecturers, covers a wide range of topics from quantitative finance, banking risk management and corporate finance, to corporate valuation. You will gain a deep understanding of the financial world.

Further your professional acumen with access to the Corvinus Financial Laboratory (Finlab), which is equipped with Bloomberg and Reuters terminals.

After graduating from the programme, you will have all the assets necessary to become a full-fledged analyst of the economy’s financial processes. You will cultivate deep expertise in business and methodology and obtain managerial skills, giving you future access to various domestic and international economic and business life fields.

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Our graduates progress to roles including:
- Investment Analysis
- Bank Risk Manager
- Company Evaluator
- Portfolio Manager
- Crisis Manager

Our graduates work at prestigious international organisations including:
- Budapest Stock Exchange
- Deloitte
- Morgan Stanley
- McKinsey
- OTP.

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14 Aug 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time

8 Sept 2025

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