Overview
Education
The Financial Economics program at Northwestern University requirements are a combination of those for the existing PhD programs in each departments. The program prepares students for careers in college teaching and research, government and international agencies, or private business.
Students will have access to a broad array of faculty across different disciplines within economics that taps into the interdisciplinary strengths found within the Finance-Economics curriculum.
The study of finance aligns with numerous areas within economics: macroeconomics, public finance, econometrics, economic development and economic history. This is why a broad training in economics is essential for those who wish to do innovative work that straddles both finance and economics.
Some examples include the financing and investment decisions of firms, households, and governments; the interplay between asset prices, capital markets and the macro-economy; and the role and limitations of financial institutions in facilitating access to credit.
Students will complete the existing first-year Economics program that provides a rigorous foundation in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics.
Students will then take courses in theoretical and empirical finance, as well as additional fields in economics such as economic theory, economic history, macroeconomics, industrial organization and regulation, labor economics, economic development, econometrics, international economics, and public finance.
Students are trained in the most advanced techniques of theoretical and empirical research in order to make significant contributions to financial theory and practice.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Econometrics
- Asset Pricing
- Corporate Finance
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Disciplines
Economics Finance Financial Mathematics View 6 other PhDs in Financial Mathematics in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admitted students must hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree — or an equivalent non-U.S. degree — from a regionally accredited institution.
- TGS will accept applications from international students with 3-year bachelor's degrees.
- You may be considered for admission before you finish your undergraduate degree, but you must complete that degree before you enroll at Northwestern.
In general, to apply to The Graduate School (TGS), you will be required to:
- Submit an application online.
- Pay an online application fee by credit card.
- Submit your Statement of Purpose.
- Upload your transcript or academic record.
- Submit your test scores (if required by your admitting program).
- Upload two to three Letters of Recommendation.
Tuition Fee
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9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months. -
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9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months. -
In-State
9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months.
- tuition (for 8 or fewer quarters): $18,689 per quarter
- tuition (for more than 8 quarters): $4,672 per quarter
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