Rank European Masters in Finance Schools

Currently in the first year of my bachelor's in economics from India. Planning to do Masters in Finance in Europe right after my UG with 0 work experience. Want to work in Asset Management after my master's preferably in London but wouldn't mind France. (also I'm learning French in college).How would you rank these schools for breaking into Asset management (don't want to work in IB)LBS, LSE, Imperial, Warwick, Manchester (all MSc finance and also MSc Investment & Wealth Management at Imperial)HEC, ESCP, Edhec (all MiM)ESSEC (2yr Master in finance), Bocconi and RSM (Msc Finance)Also plan on doing CFA L1 during UG.Thank you for your time.

29 Comments
 

Tuition LSE MScF £39 = 47€
Tuition HEC MiF 37€
Tuition LBS MiF (no such thing as a "MS in Financial Economics at LBS) £52 = 62€

Tuition LBS MFA (as MiF requires 3-8 yrs experience) £41 = 49€
Tuition Bocconi MiF 28€

Tuition IE MiF 37€

How can you claim that to be “super expensive” when it is literally 25k cheaper than some of the masters on your list? Also, no one doing a Masters in Italy, France or Spain is trying to get a job there.

 

For AM: 
LBS, LSE > Imperial, Bocconi, HEC  > Warwick, ESCP, EDHEC, RSM, ESSEC > Manchester

Slight caveats to the above

  • HEC and Bocconi should be the next tier for IB but seem to be less targeted for London AM (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). 
  • Imperial's Business School isn't as good as the College - if you have a quant interest, consider doing an Imperial course with mathematics in its name. For quant research at somewhere like PIMCO, that's probably going to place better than LBS or LSE
  • Same point as HEC/Bocconi for the other acronym soup continental schools - don't think AM placement is as good as IB is. Still, all the schools on your list except Manchester (unless you have really strong WE) will give you at least some chance of breaking in.
 

The problem with Manchester (and I know because I study there) is the lack of a “finance culture” compared to the other universities listed here. The facilities are absolutely stellar, and you’ll have more fun than any of the other universities. However, for finance go elsewhere.

Manchester’s MSc Marketing, for example, is top 5 globally, but that’s irrelevant.

Even when it comes down to societies, university resources and company events all the others edge it out.

I’ve loved my time at Manchester and wouldn’t change it for the world. But if your sole objective is to get into finance, go elsewhere.

 

I don't know what the guy above is saying (LBS doesn't have Master in Financial Economics, Oxford has them) but I would assume any of these would do good, assuming you are a recent grad/senior in college:

  • Oxford Master in Financial Economics
  • LBS Master in Financial Analysis
  • LSE Master in Finance
  • Imperial College Master in Finance

Apart from these I am not sure - I'm sure HEC or other European schools have good schools, but if you get into one of four above (or top three), you should be getting the necessary career support to achieve your goals.

 

Dolor perspiciatis unde nisi ut assumenda est. Ad nulla eos ipsa. Dignissimos dicta quia illo minima repudiandae fuga. Optio illum nobis dolorem consectetur sit distinctio. Nam cumque voluptatem odio deleniti.

Architecto dolorem ipsam vel recusandae est. Eos iure esse ad molestias. Quae ullam velit quo illum.

Qui saepe optio voluptatibus dolorum et enim. Voluptate praesentium saepe odio eaque asperiores omnis cum. Omnis tempore iusto possimus doloribus sed.

Molestiae non in non est impedit. Molestias et corrupti sit ut a maiores eos. Sed eaque alias dolore et ut reprehenderit et. Sunt optio quia doloribus nihil blanditiis. Explicabo vero repellendus quis eaque magni labore nemo. Accusantium unde ab asperiores optio dignissimos quis. Eum voluptatum eaque aspernatur eveniet alias doloribus tempora.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”