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, SMEs, 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 in finance, which will give you a competitive advantage in the labour market.
Our experienced professors and guest lecturers will not just teach you theory, but also practical skills. You’ll attend classes on quantitative finance, banking, risk management, corporate finance, and business valuation, gaining the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the finance industry.
As a student in our MSc Finance programme, you’ll have access to the Corvinus Financial Laboratory (Finlab). This state-of-the-art facility is equipped with Bloomberg and Reuters terminals, providing you with hands-on experience and enhancing your understanding of financial markets and instruments.
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 financial business and methodology and obtain managerial skills, giving you future access to various domestic and international economic and business life fields.
All self-funded Corvinus MSc Finance students will also have the unique opportunity to join the CEMS Master in Management programme. This allows you to gain an additional degree in Management at the exact cost and, in the same timeframe, spend a term at one of the 30+ international CEMS Schools!
Our programme is affiliated with the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFAI), which requires us to cover at least 70% of the CFA curriculum of all three levels. We provide you with an opportunity to participate in the CFA Research Challenge and also distribute a limited number of CFA scholarships based on academic and research performance, reducing your CFA exam-related fees. Thus, you may fast-track and elevate your financial and investment career capabilities on an international level.
For admission into the MSc Finance programme, you will typically hold a degree related to accounting, finance, business, or economics. However, we accept applicants from other academic backgrounds who meet the compulsory credit requirements stated below.
Programme name: Finance
Programme award: Master, MSc
ECTS: 120
Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)
Teaching hours: 10-16 hours/week
Start date: September 2025
Tuition fees (EEA):
990 000 HUF/semester
cca. 2 500 EUR/semester*
Tuition fees (Non-EEA):
3 700 EUR/semester
Core Modules*
You can apply through felvi.hu, for more details switch to the Hungarian website.
In Hungary, there are legal pre-requisite credit requirements for studying graduate programmes.
Please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for this programme before applying.
The total number of credits necessary for joining this master’s program is 60 from the following areas:
The condition of acceptance to the master’s program is that the student has at least 30 credits in the areas listed based on the student’s previous studies. The missing credits must be obtained in the master’s program in accordance with the provisions of the institution’s study and exam regulations.
Tip: to quickly calculate your credits in ECTS, divide learning hours by 30!
Learning hours should be formally described but can constitute classroom hours, private study and assessment.
There are two remarkable scholarship opportunities available to Non-EU international students:
Both scholarships entitle you to:
Eligibility requirements apply, so please click on “Scholarship opportunities” for more information.
Our Master of Finance is designed for those who want to acquire a thorough and systematic methodological and practical knowledge in finance. We do not promise an easy-to-complete programme, but we do promise that our graduates can start or continue their careers in any field of finance, in any institution, bank or company, at home or abroad. We can also promise that our students will be prepared and equipped with competitive theoretical and practical knowledge to start their financial careers successfully.
Our graduates progress to roles including Investment Banking Professional, Financial Risk Expert, Market/ Liquidity /Credit Risk Officer, Treasury Analyst/Director, FX/Money Market/Option Market Dealer, Equity Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Fund Manager, Capital Market Sales, M&A Expert, Corporate Finance Specialist, Valuation Controller, CFO.
Our graduates work at prestigious international organisations, including the Budapest Stock Exchange, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, and OTP.