MSc in Finance

ESCP’s MSc in Finance is ranked #1 in the world in the Financial Times Masters in Finance 2026 — the third consecutive year it has held the top spot, on ESCP’s own statement of the result.¹ It is a different programme, in a different ranking table, from the Grande École Master in Management, which sits #7 in the FT Masters in Management: the MiM is a broad generalist degree across up to six campuses, while the MSc in Finance is a specialist degree taught on two.

Overview

The programme runs 15 months full time, or two years for applicants entering with fewer than 240 ECTS credits, who take foundation courses and a gap semester first.¹ The academic phase is split across campuses: 15 weeks in Paris, then 15 weeks in London. It starts in July or September depending on your previous studies, and is taught in English — ESCP also offers a Global Track described as fully in English for those who want no French component at all.

Curriculum

Eight weeks of core courses come first, and everyone takes them. Students then choose a 22-week specialisation track — Investment Banking, Financial Markets, or the Global Track — followed by an internship of at least four months and a Master Thesis.¹ The two-campus structure is the distinctive part: the Paris block and the London block are both part of the standard route, not an optional exchange, which puts students inside two of Europe’s three largest finance centres during the degree.

Class Profile

ESCP publishes no class size, no class-average test score and no cohort demographics for this programme, so this profile states none. What its entry requirements imply about the cohort is narrow but real: everyone holds a bachelor’s with at least 180 ECTS, and the split between the 15-month and two-year routes is decided by whether an applicant arrives with 240.

Application & Deadlines

**ESCP names no GMAT, GRE or TAGE-MAGE requirement.**¹ The entry requirements it lists are a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS and proficiency in English — with no minimum score published for any English test. That is an unusually open door for a programme ranked first in the world, and it is worth reading beside the ECTS rule, which does not decide admission but does decide length and cost.

The application fee is €130 for one specialisation, €195 for two, non-refundable.¹

⚠ On deadlines, be careful. ESCP publishes three rounds and labels none of them with an intake year — 7 January 2026, 25 March 2026 and 3 June 2026. Read on 9 September 2026, all three had passed and no 2027 dates appeared anywhere on the page, so this profile deliberately carries no live deadline rather than presenting an expired round as something you can still apply to. Check ESCP’s own page before planning, and compare every European MiM round on our interactive deadlines timeline (it tracks the Master in Management, not this programme).

Tuition, Scholarships & Funding

ESCP itemises rather than quoting one number:¹

The total is the same for European and non-European students, and a €3,600 non-refundable deposit is deducted from it. The variable that matters most is the ECTS rule: entering with fewer than 240 ECTS adds a foundation semester and €4,700 on top, taking the all-in figure to €36,500.

ESCP states the fee already covers lifelong alumni membership, administrative and service costs, and International SOS mobility support — but not travel and accommodation between the Paris and London blocks, which on a programme built around two campuses is a real cost to budget separately.

Career Outcomes

ESCP reports 100% of graduates working within three months of finishing and an average salary of €105,200 after the MSc.¹ Both figures are the school’s own. The salary is an average, not a median, and ESCP publishes no percentile spread, no sector breakdown and no separate figure by specialisation on the programme page — so this profile states the two numbers it gives and stops there.

For context on how much weight to put on the ranking: the FT Masters in Finance table weights salary heavily, and this programme has been #1 worldwide three years running.

Campus & Life

The MSc in Finance uses two of ESCP’s six campuses — Paris and London — rather than the wider rotation the Grande École MiM offers. ESCP was founded in 1819 and is the oldest business school in the world; its campuses in Paris, Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin and Warsaw make the multi-country structure the school’s defining feature across its whole portfolio. Applicants choosing between the two ESCP routes should read the Master in Management profile beside this one, since they differ in ranking table, campus rotation, length and entry rule.