Course
Accounting & Finance
Offered by Mannheim Business School / Faculty of Business Administration
QS Accounting & Finance
QS Accounting & Finance Rank: Top 150 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: Top 500 (2026)
The University of Mannheim is Germany’s best-known business and economics university, and its English-taught Master’s in Business Administration offers rigorous finance and accounting tracks with strong links to the Frankfurt financial sector.
Key advantages
- Germany’s leading business and economics university
- Finance and accounting specialisation tracks
- Strong banking and consulting recruiters
- Quantitative, research-led curriculum
- Close to Frankfurt
- Large international student body
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Business Administration (Finance and Accounting tracks): 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- Non-EU tuition of €1,500 per semester plus a semester fee of roughly €160 (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Autumn semester (September/October); some programmes also admit for the spring semester (February). 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. GMAT/GRE may be required; CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in banking, corporate finance, audit and consulting across Germany and Europe; the 18-month job-seeker visa supports the job search after graduation.
Student experience
Mannheim is a business and economics powerhouse in the Rhine-Neckar region, with a campus in a baroque palace and a strong employer network (SAP, BASF and major banks). Baden-Württemberg’s non-EU tuition fee applies.
Research strengths
Research in empirical finance, accounting, corporate governance and banking.