MSc Money and Finance

Overview

A quantitative finance and monetary economics master taught in the city that hosts the European Central Bank, with regular teaching input from practitioners at the ECB and Bundesbank.

Tuition & fees

Tuition

No tuition fee

Sample data — not verified

Semester contribution

€400 / semester

Sample data — not verified

Estimated living cost

€1,200 / month

Indicative estimate for Frankfurt, not a university figure.

Admission requirements

• Bachelor in economics, finance or a quantitative discipline
• Documented coursework in econometrics and mathematics
• GMAT or GRE for applicants outside the EU
• Letter of motivation

Sample data — not verified · Goethe University Frankfurt — entry requirements

Language requirements

Language: English

• IELTS 6.5
• TOEFL iBT 95

Application deadline

Sample data — not verified · Goethe University Frankfurt — application dates

Program structure

120 ECTS

1. 1Core: monetary economics, empirical methods, asset pricing
2. 2Electives in banking regulation, financial markets or macro policy
3. 3Research seminar
4. 4Master's thesis

Scholarships

No program-specific scholarship recorded. Check the university's central scholarship page and your home country's funding bodies.

About the university

A broad research university whose finance and economics faculties benefit directly from Frankfurt hosting the European Central Bank and most of German banking.

Founded

1914

Students

45,000

International students

22%

Living in Frankfurt

The Westend campus is among the most architecturally striking in Germany. Frankfurt is expensive by German standards but very well connected.

Application steps

1. 1Check whether the program applies directly or through uni-assist — most international master applications go through uni-assist.
2. 2Have your degree certificates and transcripts translated and certified, then submit them for preliminary review.
3. 3Upload the language certificate (IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught, TestDaF/DSH for German-taught).
4. 4Submit the online application before the deadline and pay the uni-assist handling fee where it applies.
5. 5After admission, open a blocked account, take out health insurance and book a visa appointment.

Official sources

• Goethe University Frankfurt — feesSample data — not verified
• Goethe University Frankfurt — application datesSample data — not verified
• Goethe University Frankfurt — entry requirementsSample data — not verified