Course
Accounting & Finance
Offered by LSE
QS Accounting & Finance
QS Accounting & Finance Rank: Top 10 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: #45
LSE is the UK's leading specialist institution for accounting and finance, consistently ranked among the world's top departments (QS 2026), with unmatched access to London's financial institutions.
Key advantages
- World-leading reputation in finance
- Central London location
- Exceptional employer network in investment banking
- Highly international student body
- Strong quantitative rigour
- Global alumni network in finance
- Programme & duration
- MSc: 1 year (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. £30,000 – £38,000 per year (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- September (main intake)
- English requirement
- IELTS: 7.0 overall (min 6.5 in each band)TOEFL iBT: 100+PTE: 69+
- Entry requirements
- 2:1 undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline. Strong mathematics background required. GMAT/GRE may be required.
Employability & placement
Among the highest graduate salary outcomes in the UK. Strong pipeline into investment banking, private equity, and Big Four accounting firms.
Student experience
Intense academic culture with a highly international cohort (over 70% international students). Strong careers service focused on finance.
Research strengths
Research in corporate finance, asset pricing, and financial accounting. Home to the Financial Markets Group.