Course
Accounting & Finance
Offered by Booth School of Business
QS Accounting & Finance
QS Accounting & Finance Rank: Top 5 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: #14
Chicago Booth is globally renowned for its rigorous, data-driven approach to finance, rooted in the 'Chicago School' of economics, and is consistently ranked among the world's top 5 for Accounting & Finance.
Key advantages
- Top 5 Globally for Accounting & Finance (QS 2026)
- Rooted in Chicago School of economics
- Flexible curriculum with no required core sequence
- Strong finance and analytics reputation
- Access to Chicago's growing tech and finance scene
- Large, engaged alumni network
- Programme & duration
- MBA: 2 yearsMSc Finance: 1 year
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. USD $76,000 – $88,000 per year (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Fall (September); some Spring intakes for MBA
- English requirement
- TOEFL iBT: 104IELTS: 7.0PTE: 70
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor's degree, GMAT/GRE, typically several years of work experience for MBA. Essays and interview required.
Employability & placement
Excellent placement into investment banking, hedge funds, and quantitative finance, with strong outcomes in analytical roles.
Student experience
Rigorous, intellectually driven culture with unusual curricular flexibility. Chicago offers a lower cost of living than coastal cities.
Research strengths
World-leading research in asset pricing, behavioural finance, and financial accounting.