Build a career in investment banking with a world-class training programme that combines specialist knowledge, technical skills and soft skills.

The Master in Finance is designed to give you the essential skills to thrive in investment banking and financial services. You will first acquire a solid foundation in finance before choosing between two specializations: Corporate Finance or Financial Markets. The program is available in one year or two years, depending on the student's previous degree.

  • Taught in English
     
  • Lyon Campus, with international periods
     
  • Admission in Year 1 (3-year Bachelor) or Year 2 (4-year Bachelor – Master 1 completed)
     
  • Next Intake: September 2026

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Icone Spé

Specialization and Financial Expertise

Build a strong foundation before specializing in Corporate Finance or Financial Markets, and master strategic financial decision-making.

Icone ESG

Responsible Finance and Sustainable Vision

Develop strategies that fully integrate ESG challenges, with a responsible and future-oriented approach.

 

International

Practical and International Immersion

Learn by doing through projects, internships, study abroad opportunities, and gain real-world experience with financial competitions and simulations.

Find out more about the Master in Finance

4th in France
Business Master's Rankings 2025
QS
Top 11
European Business Schools
Financial Times 2024
#13 world
Best Master in Finance 2025
Financial Times

Launch your career with the Master in Finance

Career Center emlyon

Career Center & alumni


Career support from day one, including workshops, coaching, and digital resources

Conferences and thematic programs for skill development

Access to a global network of 48,000 alumni for guidance and job opportunities

Careers after this program

Careers after this Master

Financial Market tracks

  • Trading
  • Sales-Trader
  • Risk management
  • Pricing of structured products
  • Portfolio manager
  • Financial analyst

Corporate Finance & Innovation tracks

  • Consulting: M&A, TS, audit, restructuring…
  • Mergers and aquisition business associate
  • Audit consultant
  • Financing with  Equity & Debt
  • Investments: Private Equity, Asset Management...
Top companies that hire students

Job placement statistics


Net employment rate at 6 months: 95%

Average starting salary: 78K€

Main recruiters: BPCE - Group Natixis, CACIB, Aurel BCG, Rothschild & Co, EdR, Amundi, Siparex, BPI France, Candriam, UBS, Ardian

CEFDG Accreditation: Grade Master

The Master in Finance (Diplôme Spécialisé en Finance) is authorized by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation to award a recognized BAC+5 degree, Master’s Grade, to its students. Our Master in Finance program has been accredited for a four-year period after a rigorous assessment by the National Management Programmes Assessment Commission (CEFDG).

Step into a program designed to launch your career in the dynamic and demanding world of investment banking, whether in Corporate Finance or Financial Markets.

Grade Master CEFDG
Accreditations - emlyon business school