Overview

The International Finance and Economic Policy program at Columbia University prepares students to work in changing public and private sectors, to help build new types of financial institutions. SIPA’s IFEP faculty includes many leading scholars and public intellectuals, internationally recognized as experts in crucial fields such as international trade, financial and monetary theory and policy, and development economics. Scholarly faculty are complemented by prominent practitioners actively engaged in opening emerging markets, creating new financial instruments, and forging global trade policy

Career Paths

The IFEP concentration prepares graduates to build new types of financial institutions and bring fresh thinking to regulatory policy in both the public and private sectors. Previous graduates have pursued a wide variety of careers, including in investment and commercial banks, hedge funds, private equity funds, research institutions, ratings agencies, consulting firms, corporations, and accounting firms.

Others join central banks, ministries of finance or treasuries, government agencies responsible for domestic and international economic matters, or international organizations such as the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, and the World Trade Organization.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

International Finance
International Economic Policy
Central Banking
International Finance ＆ Monetary Theory
International Capital Markets
Emerging Financial Systems: Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Mexico
International Trade

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-05 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Finance Environmental Economics & Policy International Business View 514 other Masters in Finance in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution prior to enrolling at SIPA.
Provide valid GRE or GMAT test scores
Demonstrate proficiency in the English language adequate for study at the masters level, if required, through a proficiency exam. *Note: we do not accept the at-home versions of these exams.

Tuition Fees

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

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Applies to you

Non-residents

26928 USD / year

≈ 26928 USD / year
Out-of-State

26928 USD / year

≈ 26928 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26928 USD / year

≈ 26928 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

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

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Funding

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