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MS in Finance

ISC - DePaul University, United States

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Next enrollment cycle

June 2023

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First Year Course Fee

USD 35,597

Course Accredited By

HLC

  • 2 Years
  • On Campus
  • Postgraduate
  • Degree
  • Up to 7% scholarship
Your career in finance is waiting for you. With an MS in Finance, you’ll learn to develop strategic financial objectives, improve investment decisions, design financial instruments, manage corporate risk and seize new business opportunities.

Earn your master’s in Finance and gain sought-after skills such as

  • Financial decision-making techniques
  • Solution development
  • Designing, using and evaluating financial tools and instruments
  • Developing proposals for profitability and productivity
  • Risk analysis

For international students: this program is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.

Enrollment Cycles

  • June 2023
  • September 2023

Entry requirements

Postgraduate

 Standard GPP: 2-Quarter

  • TOEFL (iBT) 70 overall
  • IELTS 6.0 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) 48-52
  • Pearson Versant Not Accepted
  • Duolingo 95
  • Graduate GPA Requirements: GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;
    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Extended GPP: 3-Quarter

  • TOEFL (iBT) 60 overall
  • IELTS 5.5 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) 44-47
  • Pearson Versant NOT ACCEPTED
  • Duolingo 90
  • Graduate GPA Requirements: GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;
    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Pre-Sessional English: 1-Quarter Extended GG

  • TOEFL (iBT) 55 overall
  • IELTS 5.0 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) 42-43
  • Pearson Versant 61-64 (no subscore below 37)
  • Duolingo 85
  • Graduate GPA Requirements: GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;
    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Pre-Sessional English: 2-Quarter Extended GGP

  • TOEFL (iBT) 50 overall
  • IELTS 4.5 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) 37-41
  • Pearson Versant 58-60 (no subscore below 35)
  • Duolingo 80
  • Graduate GPA Requirements: GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;
    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Pre-Sessional English: 3-Quarter Extended GGP

  • TOEFL (iBT) 40 overall
  • IELTS 4.0 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) 30-36
  • Pearson Versant 47-57
  • Duolingo 70
  • Graduate GPA Requirements:GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;
    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Pre-Sessional English: 4-Quarter Extended GGP

  • TOEFL (iBT) 32 overall
  • IELTS 3.5 overall
  • Pearson (PTE) Not Accepted
  • Pearson Versant 36-46
  • Duolingo 65
  • Graduate GPA Requirements: GGP: 2.8 for Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (2.5 for MS Business Analytics); 2.5 for College of Computing and Digital Media;

    Up to 12 credits toward degree

Core Courses
Course Title Quarter Hours
Fin 555 Financial Management 4hrs
Fin 617 Tools Of Financial Analytics 4hrs
Fin 523 Investment Analysis 4hrs
Fin 524 Financial Statement Analysis 4hrs
Fin 553 Advanced Corporate Finance 4hrs
Fin 662 Derivatives Valuation 4hrs

Elective Requirement
Six elective courses are required. At least three of these required electives must be Finance courses. The other three required elective courses are considered free electives and may be satisfied in one of the following ways: 

  • another finance course
  • a graduate course in Accounting, Computer Science (CDM), Data Science (CDM), Data Analytics (Management), Economics, Mathematics, or Real Estate (other disciplines or courses may be considered but require the permission of the faculty program director). Please see the catalog for the eligible free electives

Graduate 

  • Extended GGP (3 quarter) $22,269 CDM (College of Computing and Digital Media) 
  • $24,921 KGSB (Kellstadt Graduate School of Business) 
  • Standard GGP (2 quarter) $18,566 CDM (College of Computing and Digital Media) 
  • $21,212 KGSB (Kellstadt Graduate School of Business)
  •  Pre-Sessional English (1-2 Quarters) $3,703 per quarter 
  • Direct Admission (varies by program) $21,859 - $35,597 
  • Estimated Room, Board & Fees $11,251 - $16,877

 Graduate Pathway Scholarship available upto $4,000 

Graduate Direct Admission Scholarships available upto $5,000 KGSB (Kellstadt Graduate School of Business)

 *Direct Admission Scholarship is available in each year.

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