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Masters in Finance pre-experience 2025

70 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation (main campus)Salary today (US$)Value for money rank
1
ESCP Business School
France175,88014
2
Skema Business School
France161,85218
3
Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
China225,9471
4
Essec Business School
France161,45521
5
HEC Paris
France176,50523
Masters in Finance Pre-Experience
European schools dominate in Masters in Finance teaching
ESCP tops the Financial Times’ 2025 ranking of pre-experience finance masters programmes, with European institutions claiming four of the top five spots

Masters in Finance post-experience 2024

3 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation (main campus)Salary today (US$)Salary percentage increase
1
London Business School
UK158,53678
2
University of Cambridge: Judge
UK154,36689
3
University of Amsterdam — Amsterdam Business School
Netherlands138,95043
Master in Finance - Post-experience
Graduate salaries in finance sector power ahead
Demand is strong for courses despite disruption

Masters in Finance pre-experience 2024

65 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation (main campus)Salary today (US$)Salary percentage increase
1
ESCP Business School
France165,55757
2
HEC Paris
France183,92899
3
Skema Business School
France127,30780
4
Essec Business School
France155,92195
5
Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
China198,874105
Masters in Finance Pre-Experience
Graduate salaries in finance sector power ahead
Demand is strong for courses despite disruption

Masters in Finance pre-experience 2023

55 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation (main campus)Salary today (US$)Salary percentage increase
1
ESCP Business School
France158,17663
2
HEC Paris
France175,703120
3
Essec Business School
France135,37171
4
Skema Business School
France114,50476
5
Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
China205,38795
Masters in Finance Pre-Experience
French schools retain dominance in Masters in Finance teaching
Five of the highest-ranked 10 schools are French, including the top four

Masters in Finance post-experience 2022

3 b-schools in this ranking
#NameLocation (main campus)Salary today (US$)Salary percentage increase
1
London Business School
UK138,29187
2
University of Cambridge: Judge
UK139,57761
3
Singapore Management University: Lee Kong Chian
Singapore101,45181
Master in Finance - Post-experience
Masters in Finance ranking 2022: The trends to watch
French business schools have dominated the top five places for this ranking in recent years

Further reading

Business Education: Financial Training

Business Education: Financial Training

The FT’s 2025 ranking of the top schools for financial education, alongside deep dives into key issues: finance grads target jobs outside banking roles, how to fix carbon reporting, arts school students embrace entrepreneurship, and why business schools are redesigning their curriculums

Finance masters shift from idealism to pragmatism on under fire ESG

Finance masters shift from idealism to pragmatism on under fire ESG

As political resistance and market demands reshape the landscape, business schools are recalibrating curricula to focus on material risk, regulation and financial performance

Private equity outpaces banks in scramble for graduate talent

Private equity outpaces banks in scramble for graduate talent

Buyout firms move early as investment banking hiring slows and masters in finance students look beyond traditional roles

European schools perform strongly in ranking of masters in finance courses

European schools perform strongly in ranking of masters in finance courses

ESCP of France tops the Financial Times’ 2025 table of pre-professional finance masters programmes

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