DeGroote School of Business

Risk. Reward. Determination.

DeGroote's Master of Finance prepares you to navigate financial risk and maximize opportunities in the high-stakes field of finance.

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Prepare for a Future in Finance

Finance is all around us. It is at the core of every successful business. We need finance to manage and grow assets, generate funds, and provide strategic direction for how companies will exceed their goals. In the increasingly competitive and technical world of business, companies are actively seeking leaders who demonstrate a passion and affinity for finance to keep their companies accelerating forward.

The Master of Finance program at DeGroote will not only challenge how you think about finance but will also help you launch your career in this fast-paced, competitive sector. A career in finance means something different to each of us – let us help you discover what it means to you.

Interested? Attend our upcoming webinar November 12th, 2024 9am EST – Register here.

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Global Association of Risk Professionals

The DeGroote MFin Program is a proud partner of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).​

While our MFin program is not exclusively a risk management program, our candidate profile, along with several of our course offerings, provides the basis of a strong financial risk management education. According to GARP, each of their partnership institutions “represents the best in financial education around the world.”

What to Expect

The DeGroote MFin Program is a proud partner of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).​

While our MFin program is not exclusively a risk management program, our candidate profile, along with several of our course offerings, provides the basis of a strong financial risk management education. According to GARP, each of their partnership institutions “represents the best in financial education around the world.”

What To Expect Students

What you will learn

  • Essential skills and knowledge in economics, accounting, and statistics.​
  • How to apply knowledge to core problems in modern finance.​
  • Practical experience working with programs such as Python, R., and Matlab.
  • Topics of interest and relevance to your anticipated career through elective courses.

Key Topics of Study

  • Capital structure and cost of capital
  • Capital asset pricing models
  • Regression analysis
  • GARCH and stochastic volatility models
  • Fixed-income securities and their markets
  • Stock price discovery process and return anomalies
  • Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model
  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Finite difference methods
  • Forecasting and optimization in finance
  • Derivatives pricing and hedging strategies
  • Arbitrage pricing, Fama-French models, APT
  • Hull-White model, HJM forward rate model, LIBOR market models
  • Credit risk modeling
  • Risk budgeting and optimization
  • Value-at-risk and expected shortfall

Stats About our September 2024 Cohort

Academic Background

30 %

Finance

24 %

Accounting

22 %

Economics

15 %

Commerce

9 %

Other

Gender Ratio

57 %

Female

43 %

Male

Region

Canada

China

India

Iran

Pakistan

Vietnam

Average GMAT Score (10th Ed.)

650


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SEPTEMBER 2025 APPLICATION DEADLINES

Round 1 November 30, 2024
Round 2 February 28, 2025
Round 3 (Domestic Only) April 30, 2025

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