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Finance Schools and Programs in Spain

59 schools in Spain teach Finance.

  • ADEIT - Fundación Universidad - Empresa de la Universitat de València

    Higher education centre Valencia, Spain

    Fundación ADEIT is a foundation linked to the Universitat de València (UV) that connects the university with the business world. It is based at Plaza de la Virgen de la Paz 3 in Valencia, with a second venue, Espai Vives, on Avenida Blasco Ibáñez. The foundation is governed…

  • EFEM Escuela de Formación Empresarial

    Madrid, Spain

    EFEM Escuela de Formación Empresarial is a private online business school based in Madrid. It belongs to Grupo Gates Formación Empresarial y Masters, and its founders have been developing training programmes for more than 40 years, moving from classroom and distance courses…

Master in Finance

Acquire a balanced understanding of the most crucial aspects of business with EU Business School’s Master in Finance. The program explores many areas of economics including portfolio management, asset pricing, derivative securities and blockchain fundamentals. This business program is designed to prepare students for the ever-growing complexity of today’s business world. Some courses include: Portfolio Management, Risk Management in Financial Markets, and Fundamentals of Blockchain Technologies. Graduates can pursue careers in Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Investment Banking and Fintech.
Level: Graduate  
Language of instruction: English  
Location: Barcelona

Undergraduate Certificate in Global Finance

The Undergraduate Certificate in Global Finance is similar to the Bachelor of Business Administration- Global Finance. This undergraduate program provides students with the foundations of financial theories, global banking, accounting and more. Students learn the basics of how to research and study real-life global finance case-studies and navigate local and global economic systems. Students in this program can apply their studies to immediately improve their prospects in the workforce. Recipients typically utilize their certificate to for entry-level positions in finance and marketing.
Level: Professional Development  
Language of instruction: English  
Location: Madrid and online

Master in Finance

The Master in Finance is a graduate program at IE that gives students the opportunity to master finance in business. Students study financial strategies, theories, markets, and more. Most graduates of this program enter the financial services and consulting sectors respectively. Example careers are investment managers, financial analysts, asset management, and financial risk assessors.
Level: Graduate  
Language of instruction: English  
Location: Madrid

Finance

When you choose finance as your major at SLU, you will look at the way businesses raise and invest capital as well as the way individuals apportion savings. You will cover investment substitutes and how the markets work to connect the demand for capital by firms and the stream of capital by investors. You will choose from options including real estate, commercial real estate, insurance, applied portfolio management and financial planning. Saint Louis University-Madrid's Department of Finance is a CFA University Affiliated Program. The initiative is an affiliation between the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute and exclusive colleges and universities around the world.
Level: Undergraduate Bachelors  
Language of instruction: English  
Location: Madrid

Finance & Economics

Bircham University’s Finance & Economics course gives a complete study of finance and economics. Finance is a theoretical framework that combines corporate finance, investments and financial institutions and demonstrates how companies should be managed to increase worth. Economics mixes concepts and the use of the economic tools of analysis to a broad variety of situations. The program covers economy since the beginning of its intellectual contributions to the development of modern economic philosophy. It is created from a decision-making standpoint to deal with the practical and everyday financial-economic issues that challenge executives every day. Subjects covered on this course include: Finance & Economics, Financial Markets & Institutions, Micro & Macro Economics, Economic Development, Money & Banking, Creating & Managing Value, Economic Analysis, Community & Social Development, Industrialized Countries Economy, Global Political Economy, Financial Accounting & Analysis, Microfinance & Microcredits, Financial Management, Financial Strategic Planning, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Investment Strategies. The Finance & Economics program is available at Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctoral) Degree programs.
Level: Undergraduate Bachelors  
Language of instruction: English  
Location: Villanueva de la Cañada

Finance Studies in Spain

Finance is the study of how money is raised, invested and managed: corporate finance, financial markets, banking, insurance, accounting and risk. In Spain the subject is taught at three levels. Universities offer official bachelor's degrees that combine finance with accounting, banking, insurance or economics; official master's degrees go further, including the master's degree in Actuarial and Financial Sciences (Ciencias Actuariales y Financieras) that leads into actuarial work; and business schools run their own specialised master's programmes in markets, investment banking and wealth management.

How the degree is organised

Under Royal Decree 822/2021, Spanish bachelor's degrees have 240 ECTS credits and official master's degrees 60, 90 or 120. Official degrees are valid throughout Spain; programmes that universities and schools create on their own are títulos propios, the school's own qualifications. A search for "Finanzas" among bachelor's degrees in the Ministry's Register of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT) returns 40 records, including variants and degrees being phased out. The names vary: Finanzas y Contabilidad, Contabilidad y Finanzas, Finanzas, Banca y Seguros, or Economía y Finanzas.

The bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a typical example: four years and 240 credits on the Getafe campus, taught in Spanish and English, with compulsory courses such as financial derivatives, financial management, financial risk management and corporate finance. Students must certify B2-level English before graduating.

Actuarial science and master's degrees

In Spain, actuarial science is taught at master's level. RUCT lists 13 records for the Máster Universitario en Ciencias Actuariales y Financieras, including programmes at Carlos III, the Universidad de Alcalá, the Universidad de Málaga, the Universidad del País Vasco and a joint master's of the universities of León and Oviedo.

Business schools focus on postgraduate programmes, usually as their own qualifications. The Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (IEB), in Madrid since 1989, for example, runs master's programmes in stock markets and financial markets, international finance and investment banking, and corporate finance. Before enrolling, check whether a programme is an official master's degree listed in RUCT or the school's own qualification.

Where to study finance in Spain

Our directory lists 63 schools for this subject. Madrid has the most, followed by Barcelona, Zaragoza and Granada. Universities in the directory with a finance bachelor's degree in RUCT include the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Bachelor in Economics and Finance), Carlos III, Alcalá, the Universidad de Valladolid (Finanzas, Banca y Seguros), the Universidad de Oviedo, and the universities of Cádiz, Extremadura, Granada, Jaén, Málaga, Sevilla and Zaragoza. Business schools in the directory include IEB, CUNEF Universidad, the Centro de Estudios Garrigues and the CEF in Madrid, and ESADE, EAE Business School and the UPF Barcelona School of Management in Barcelona.

Vocational training (FP) offers a shorter route: the Técnico Superior en Administración y Finanzas, a 2,000-hour higher-level qualification. According to the ministry's TodoFP portal, it leads to jobs such as financial administrator or administrator in banking and insurance.

Admission

Students who finished secondary school outside Spain usually apply first through UNEDasiss, the UNED service that assesses international students' academic records and runs the tests needed to enter a Spanish bachelor's degree, and then apply to each university within its deadlines. For an official master's degree you need a bachelor's degree; each university sets its own admission criteria and language requirements.

Recognition and careers

Finance is not a regulated profession in Spain, so a foreign finance degree is not homologated. It can instead receive a declaración de equivalencia, which certifies its academic level (bachelor's or master's), and students who continue a degree in Spain can ask for convalidación of subjects already passed. Carlos III says its degree trains professionals in investment analysis and management, banking, auditing, consulting and financial management.

Frequently asked questions

How long is a finance degree in Spain?

An official bachelor's degree has 240 ECTS credits and usually takes four years. Official master's degrees have 60, 90 or 120 credits.

Where can I study actuarial science in Spain?

Actuarial science is taught as the official Máster Universitario en Ciencias Actuariales y Financieras, offered by universities such as Carlos III, Alcalá, Málaga and the Universidad del País Vasco.

Can I study finance in Spain in English?

Yes, at some universities and many business schools. The finance and accounting degree at Carlos III is taught in Spanish and English.

Is a business school master's in finance an official degree?

Not always. Many are the school's own qualifications (títulos propios); official master's degrees appear in the RUCT register.