The Notre Dame MSF prepares you for a wide range of careers in finance through rigorous study with faculty recognized for their research and expertise. You’ll develop the financial knowledge and judgment to make consequential business decisions — grounded in Notre Dame’s commitment to ethical leadership and the belief that business should serve the greater good.
Develop expertise in valuation, financial modeling, investment analysis, and markets, while strengthening your ability to evaluate opportunities, communicate recommendations, and guide financial decisions with confidence.
Quant-focused Curriculum
With the STEM-designated, 38-credit-hour curriculum, you’ll learn finance concepts including modeling, valuation, and forecasting to prepare for careers in private wealth management, investment management, corporate finance, consulting and more.
State-of-the-art Facilities
Put finance concepts into practice in Mendoza’s state-of-the-art Trading Room, an industry-inspired space equipped with Bloomberg terminals, FactSet and Capital IQ. Gain hands-on experience analyzing markets and using the same tools relied on by finance professionals.
No finance background? No problem.
You don’t need an undergraduate degree in finance to pursue the M.S. in Finance. The program is designed for students from a variety of academic backgrounds who are ready to build on their quantitative skills and develop a deeper understanding of finance.
The Notre Dame Business Experience
Hear from students, faculty, and alumni about the experiences that prepared them to make meaningful financial decisions and the responsibility that comes with them.
Former lacrosse player turned finance enthusiast, Lizzy Doherty (MSF '22, ND '21) shares her journey from the field to finance and landing a dream role.
“The program intentionally builds up foundational skills, accounting refreshers, financial analysis, modeling, and eventually pitch-deck creation, and this competition was essentially the culmination of all of it.”
Notre Dame MSF graduates pursue careers across investment management, consulting, corporate finance, venture capital, and other areas of finance, applying their expertise to important financial decisions and building a foundation for long-term career growth.
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Tuition for the 2026-2027 M.S. in Finance program is $74,618.
Scholarships are available to all qualified candidates, regardless of citizenship. These are determined by the Admissions Committee at the same time your application is being evaluated. To apply for a scholarship, please complete the scholarship section within the application.
Scholarship decisions will be provided at the time of admission.
The MSF is designed for students from all undergraduate majors.
We look for students with the academic preparation to succeed in a rigorous finance program, a clear sense of where they want their careers to take them, and a willingness to contribute to the Notre Dame community.
Your classmates bring diverse academic backgrounds, ambitions and ways of thinking, creating conversations that sharpen your judgment, as much as your technical expertise.
48
Total Students
3.6
Average GPA
20
Non-Business Majors
23
Average Age
19%
Women in the Cohort
8
Countries Represented
FAQs
QIs an MSF still a good investment?
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Finance has never been more influential, or more complex. Organizations need professionals who can evaluate markets, understand risk and make informed recommendations in environments shaped by rapid technological, economic and geopolitical change. The Notre Dame MSF develops both the quantitative expertise and the judgment to help you contribute with confidence.
QWhy choose the Notre Dame MSF over other top finance programs?
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Most finance programs prepare students to understand capital. The Notre Dame MSF prepares students to understand what responsible financial decisions make possible. You’ll develop rigorous analytical skills, while learning to evaluate opportunities within a broader view of business, leadership and long-term value.
QWhat careers can I pursue with the Notre Dame MSF?
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Graduates build careers across investment banking, corporate finance, consulting, private equity, asset management, commercial banking and many other sectors. More importantly, they enter organizations prepared to contribute wherever important financial decisions are made, and wherever thoughtful judgment creates opportunity.
QWhat makes the Notre Dame MSF experience different?
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Technical expertise opens doors. Judgment determines what happens once you’re inside. The Notre Dame MSF combines rigorous finance education, with close faculty mentorship, applied learning and one of the world’s strongest alumni communities, preparing graduates to analyze financial opportunities and to understand their broader impact.
Experience Notre Dame
The best way to understand the Notre Dame MSF is to experience it. Join us on campus or online to meet students, faculty and admissions staff, ask questions and discover more about what makes the program distinctive.
