MA/MS in Finance (MFin) is a master's degree in Finance, Banking & Insurance programme taught at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. The programme runs for 12 months. Tuition for international students is CAD 56,679 per total (CAD 33,063 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Finance, Banking & Insurance
Duration: 12 months
Local tuition: CAD 33,063 / total
International tuition: CAD 56,679 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Master of Finance (MFin) at Wilfrid Laurier University is a graduate program requiring a set of core courses covering investment management, financial statement analysis, derivatives, corporate finance, fixed income analysis, financial econometrics, economics for financial analysis, and financial modelling, with training in tools such as Bloomberg terminals, Excel, VBA, and Python. Electives extend into advanced security analysis, international financial management, and machine learning applications in finance. The program is offered in several formats: a standard full-time track; a full-time track that adds a co-op component with paid work placements concentrated in the Greater Toronto Area; a full-time Methods Field track aimed at research preparation; and a double-degree option combined with the university's Management Analytics program. Students gain hands-on experience through a student-run investment fund, and the curriculum is built to prepare students for the CFA examination process. The standard and co-op tracks target graduates of economics, business, or related finance programs, the co-op stream in particular suiting those earlier in their careers, while the Methods Field track suits candidates aiming toward doctoral-level research.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Wilfrid Laurier's Master of Finance asks for an undergraduate degree in economics, business, or a related field with a concentration in finance, and a minimum B+ average over the last two years of full-time study. A four-year Canadian degree makes the GMAT or GRE recommended rather than mandatory, while a three-year Canadian degree makes it mandatory; a passed CFA Level I waives the test. Competitive percentile guidance is 68% or higher for the co-op stream and 55% or higher for the regular stream. Applicants whose undergraduate instruction was not in English need a TOEFL score of at least 100 overall (minimum 21 in each of the four skills) or an IELTS score of at least 7. The application also requires a statement of intent, a resume, academic or professional references, and applicants may be invited to a recorded or live interview. The program starts each Fall (September), with an early deadline of December 1, an international deadline of March 30, and a domestic deadline of July 15.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OUAC: for fall 2027 entry Ontario high school applicants must apply by January 15, 2027 while all other domestic applicants have until April 1, 2027; winter 2027 entry closes November 22, 2026 and spring 2027 entry closes March 15, 2027, with transcripts and required documents due May 12, 2027 for fall applicants. International applicants for fall 2027 fall under the same April 1, 2027 deadline as non-Ontario domestic and transfer applicants, with no separate international-specific date published. Laurier treats these as firm deadlines rather than rolling admission, though space-permitting late applications may still be reviewed. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
