MS in Finance


Combine your unique background, professional experience, personal strengths and finance knowledge to pave the way to a rewarding career.

Deepen your knowledge with hands-on, career-focused finance concentrations including quantitative, corporate and wealth & asset management.

Master's in finance by the numbers


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finance degree

concentrations offered

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2 STEM-designated

18-month concentrations:

Quantitative Finance and Wealth & Asset Management

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2 semester

corporate finance concentration

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1:1 career support

with your career coach

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Bloomberg Labs

available to students

Experiential learning


Gaining real-world experience in your graduate program is essential. That’s why all specialized master’s students are required to take an experiential learning course during their program. Through our Center for Experiential Learning or the Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research, you'll gain valuable, hands-on experience and build meaningful relationships with decision-makers near and far. Whether you work with a Fortune 500 company, startup or nonprofit, you build your resume and enhance your leadership and problem-solving skills.

Center for Experiential Learning

Career services


At WashU Olin, you receive personalized career services support from our team of certified career coaches in our Center for Career Engagement. Through 1:1 and group coaching sessions, career fairs, workshops, alumni networking events, and much more, you are well-prepared to succeed in your chosen field. And as a WashU alum, you’ll be joining a network of supportive and engaged alumni making an impact around the world.

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Ask a MS in Finance student

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Yurong (Duncan) Shih

MS in Corporate Finance

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    I selected Olin for its rigorous academic preparation, which equips students for competitive business careers.

    Expected Graduation

    2025

    Residence

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Education

    Soochow University, Accounting

    Involvement

    Olin Finance Club, Taiwanese Graduate Student Association

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Leyla Vilic

MS in Corporate Finance

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    WashU is a school that looks at you as a whole person and always encourages you to follow your dreams, no matter how unachievable they seem.

    Expected Graduation

    2025

    Residence

    Saint Louis, Missouri

    Education

    Washington University in Saint Louis, Economics and Psychology

    Involvement

    WashU Women in Finance Club

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Richard Liu

MS in Wealth and Asset Management

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    Olin has extraordinary professors with extensive industry experience, providing invaluable insights inside and outside the classroom.

    Expected Graduation

    2025

    Residence

    Hangzhou, China

    Education

    University of Florida, Marketing

    Involvement

    Olin WAM Club, Chinese Students and Scholars Association

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Xinjian (Kenny) Ye

MS in Corporate Finance

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    Olin's professors and staff are incredibly supportive and welcoming.

    Expected Graduation

    2025

    Residence

    Canton, China

    Education

    Jinan University

    Involvement

    Olin Finance Club

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Graduate Admissions

Olin Business School - Knight Hall
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

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Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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