Overview

Financial Economics - Banking from Maastricht University offers you an ideal balance between the broader area of asset pricing and the narrower area of investment. It's a unique programme, as very few universities in Europe offer anything similar. This specialised degree, along with the quantitative and decision-making skills you will learn in the programme, will make you stand out amongst your peers in the labour market.

Students at Financial Economics - Banking from Maastricht University will:

learn to make intelligent, well-informed decisions and recommendations about financial structures

develop an understanding of what distinguishes financial institutions from non-financial corporations

demonstrate in-depth knowledge of techniques in risk management and derivatives

Programme Structure

Courses include:

ECB and Monetary Policy

Global Banking

Fixed Income Management

Quantitative Techniques for Financial Economics

Risk Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Maastricht, Netherlands

Disciplines

Economics Finance Accounting View 17 other Masters in Accounting in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

4 _(analytical)

GMAT

500

English requirements

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90

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

List of grades of your bachelor’s programme

Curriculum vitae

Letter of motivation

Official GMAT or GRE score report or alternative proof of academic capabilities Minimum required GMAT scores: 500 (total score) and 4.0 (Analytical Writing Assessment score).

A recent passport picture

A copy of your valid passport or your EU/EEA identity card

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15800 EUR / year

≈ 15800 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2209 EUR / year

≈ 2209 EUR / year

Living costs

Maastricht

Netherlands

700 - 1170 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Students at Financial Economics - Banking from Maastricht University will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Maastricht

Funding

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