Financial Economics (MFE) - Master [1 Years]
$88,200 /Yr On-campus full_time

Master of Arts [M.A] Financial Economics

  • Masters in Financial Economics at the University of Toronto is offered a 16 months (4 sessions) program.
  • This course is offered on a full-time basis.
  • The University of Toronto also ranked 2nd in Maclean’s Top 10 in 2020 for business programs.
  • Students must complete intensive mathematics, statistics, and accounting review, 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) or 12 half courses, and a four-month summer internship.
  • This program provides a broad understanding of financial theory and the economic framework upon which that theory is based. 
  • The faculty and student ratio for this program is 1:19.
  • The Full-Time Financial Economics Program has approximately 350 spaces for the September 2020 start.
  • Students can apply for scholarship programs initiated by the Government of Canada up to 40,664 USD per year.
  • Students may have job opportunities as Financial Examiners, Business Analyst, etc with an average salary of 47,199 USD per year.

Tution & Application Fees

Semester Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Tuition Fees $40455 $41670 $42923
Health Insurance $540 $540 $540
Books and supply $1125 $1125 $1125
Other Fees $1373 $1373 $1373
Total Fees $43493 $44708 $45960

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 93 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
GRE Graduate Record Examination 309 340 2
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test 660 800 2

Academic Eligibility:

  • Applicants should have an appropriate bachelor’s degree with at least a mid-B (75%) standing in the final year of the program.
  • Successful completion of courses in calculus, intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, and statistics.
  • Applicants who do not hold a degree from a Canadian university must submit an official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test score or a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score.

Indian Student Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

  • Applicants must have completed or must be in the final year of an appropriate bachelor's degree program from a recognized university, with a B+ standing in the final year of that program
  • Applicants must have a strong preparation in economics, including full-year courses in intermediate-level micro and macro theory, and full-year university-level courses in each of calculus and statistic
  • Minimum GPA: 1st Class/Div or 8.0/10; 7.5/10 from Indian Institutes of Technology
  • B Plus GPA: 1st Class/Div or 8.5/10; 8/10 from Indian Institutes of Technology
  • Bachelors Equiv: Bachelor`s Degree, requiring a minimum of 4 years of study (e.g. BPharm, MBBS, BDS, BTech, BEng, BArch, etc.) Or Completion of BOTH a Bachelor`s (three-year) degree and a Master`s

Students must be qualified in IELTS or TOEFL and GRE to get admission in this program.