Master's · LSE Accounting
LSE's MSc Accounting and Finance is run by the Department of Accounting and is a 10-month full-time course for 2027/28, with a 21-month part-time mode for Home students. Its page asks for a 2:1 in accounting and finance or a related subject, normally with academic courses in accounting, finance, economics and quantitative methods. The GMAT or GRE is required without a UK undergraduate degree, admissions are rolling, and a transfer from another programme in the department is not permitted.
2027-28 entry · Official information
Taken from the LSE graduate programme page for the MSc Accounting and Finance (application code N4U1, academic year 2027/28) and read on 3 November 2026. The page describes 2027-28 entry; confirm every date and rule on the page before you rely on it.
The entry requirement is an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in accounting and finance or a related subject. Applicants would normally be expected to have studied academic courses in accounting, finance, economics and quantitative methods.
Strong candidates without the appropriate background in one or more of these areas may be required to take additional courses before being accepted.
All applicants without a UK undergraduate degree must submit GMAT or GRE scores. Applicants with UK degrees whose quantitative skills are not demonstrated may also be asked to.
Applicants who indicate this programme as their first choice maximise their prospect of admission, and a transfer from another programme in the department will not be permitted.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis and close once the programme is full. To be considered for funding, applicants must submit by the funding deadline. The start date is September 2027.
Students complete the equivalent of four full-unit courses, with core accounting and finance courses and optional courses in specific areas.
Official sources
Read on 3 November 2026 on the LSE graduate programme page for the MSc Accounting and Finance (application code N4U1, academic year 2027/28), which describes 2027-28 entry. The country-specific entry table, the English language requirements page, the supporting-documents page, the course lists beyond the examples quoted, the accreditation details, the funding deadlines and the fees were not read and are not stated.
Fit
The page ties eligibility to the content of your degree. The readings below mix LSE's wording with Avandy's judgment, and the labels say which is which.
The page names accounting and finance or a related subject, and expects academic courses in accounting, finance, economics and quantitative methods.
Strong candidates without the appropriate background in one or more of the four areas may be required to take additional courses before being accepted. Map your transcript to the four areas.
The page advises noting the differentiated nature of the graduate programmes in the Department of Accounting and identifying your first choice accordingly, since a transfer within the department is not permitted.
Decision
The page describes core courses in accounting and finance and optional courses that fit your preferred specialisation.
Examples include Accounting, Strategy and Control, Management Accounting for Decision Making, Valuation and Security Analysis and Data Analytics for Management Control.
Examples include Asset Markets A and Corporate Finance A, or another approved course.
Because competition is described as high and the first choice is weighed, choose this programme deliberately and say why its accounting emphasis suits you, rather than treating it as a fallback to a finance degree.
Application
The page lists the items considered and the rolling process.
Academic achievement including predicted and achieved grades, a statement of academic purpose, two academic references, a CV and the GRE or GMAT.
The GMAT or GRE is required without a UK undergraduate degree. Check whether you are exempt on the page the programme page links to.
Rolling admissions favour a complete early application. If your degree does not show quantitative skills, a strong quantitative test score is the clearest way to show them.
Planning
The page describes the 2027/28 academic year, and the rules here belong to that year.
Map your degree to accounting, finance, economics and quantitative methods, decide on the GMAT or GRE, prepare the statement and two references and note the funding deadline if relevant. Re-read the page before submitting, because LSE says programmes can change.
Support
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science or any of its departments. Support sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the published requirements of each course. No outcome is promised.
Questions
A 2:1 or equivalent in accounting and finance or a related subject, normally with academic courses in accounting, finance, economics and quantitative methods.
All applicants without a UK undergraduate degree must submit GMAT or GRE scores. Some UK-degree applicants may be asked to.
No fixed deadline. Applications are considered on a rolling basis and close once the programme is full, but funding consideration needs submission by the funding deadline.
The page says a transfer from another programme in the department will not be permitted.
The page lists a 21-month part-time mode for Home students.
Students and families
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