Finance
Become an expert in financial management or investment analysis. Learn how to determine a firm's cost of capital, how to plan mergers and acquisitions, get companies listed on the stock market, restructure corporations, make portfolio investment decisions, quantify risks, and hedge them using various derivative instruments.
On-campus education as of August 2021 | pleased to meet you
National Alumni Survey, 2020 | n=30
Program and courses
Gain a solid foundation in the principles and practice of finance.
- Apply the latest theoretical concepts from scientific literature to real-world cases during assignments, simulation games and group discussions in class.
- Specialize in either corporate finance or investment analysis through a wide selection of elective courses, and by choice of your Master's thesis topic. Other tracks to specialize:
- Finance: CFA - The program is taught by teachers with very good teaching evaluations. The teachers are some of the world's leading finance academics. Many teachers in the program have been awarded Excellent Teacher awards.
- The Master's program in Finance is CFA accredited and is ranked in the Global Masters in Finance Ranking by the Financial Times.
Typical courses are:
- Investment Analysis
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Empirical Methods in Finances
Career prospects
As a Master of Science in Finance you are equipped with a profound knowledge framework in business and specialized knowledge in financial management or investment analysis - a highly attractive profile for companies, banks and consultancy agencies.
Some examples of our graduates' jobs:
- Consultant at the valuation and business modelling team at EY
- Consultant at First Dutch Advisory
Alumni facts
- Gross monthly income one year after graduation: €3,191,-
- Is (very) satisfied with the Master's program: 93%
- Finds a job within 4 months after graduation: 85%
Source: National Alumni Survey, 2020| n=30
Application and admission
This Master’s program starts:
End of August
Best preparatory programs:
- Bedrijfseconomie
- Business Economics
- International Business Administration
Pre-Master’s program:
Open to both university graduates and Dutch HBO graduates.
Tuition fees and scholarships
International students find the information about the tuition fees and the scholarships available here.
Interested in this Master’s program?
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Application and admission webinar for Master's programs
If you're interested in doing a Master's program at Tilburg University, and you want to know more about the application and admission process, you should join our webinar on December 10th!
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13:30 - 15:30
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Interested in the MSc Finance?
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