Course
Accounting & Finance
Offered by Munich School of Management
QS Accounting & Finance
QS Accounting & Finance Rank: Top 200 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: #58 (2026)
LMU’s Munich School of Management offers finance-focused master’s options within one of Germany’s top research universities, in a major financial and insurance centre.
Key advantages
- Top German research university
- No tuition fee at present
- Munich’s insurance and finance sector
- Research-led teaching
- International student body
- Strong employer links
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Management / finance-focused options (English-taught): 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students at present; semester fee of roughly €100–€150 per semester (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); selected programmes also admit for the summer semester (April). Applications usually close between January and May.
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overallTOEFL iBT: 88+PTE: 60+ (English-taught programmes)
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or a related field with a strong GPA and quantitative credits. CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in banking, insurance (Allianz, Munich Re), consulting and corporate finance in Munich and across Germany.
Student experience
LMU is one of Germany’s oldest and most research-intensive universities, in the heart of Munich. Tuition for non-EU students is currently not charged, but living costs in Munich are high.
Research strengths
Research in financial economics, accounting, insurance and corporate governance.