Accounting and Financial Management

Overview

2 yrs
English
120 CFU

The Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management, taught in English, explores a wide range of topics in the fields of accounting, financial management and management control, providing you with cross-disciplinary and high value-added knowledge. The program will enable you to play a significant role in the digital and sustainable transformation of companies, while also developing your skills to cultivate an international vision. 

Based on a “concentration” structure – able to accommodate the diverse inclinations of each student – the program is designed to equip you with solid accounting and financial management knowledge. This prepares students for a variety of career paths, either inside the firm – as top employees – or acting as business advisors. Our graduates’ expertise gravitates around financial and sustainable corporate reporting; corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructuring; risk analysis and management; and management control and performance measurement. 

Teaching leverages on a combination and iteration of methods, balancing theory with applied learning and data analysis: lectures, class discussion and press analysis to understand management models, algorithms and methodologies; case studies, videos and guest speakers from the business community to visualize and scrutinize organizational complexity; finally, simulations to improve data analysis, interpretation and decision making. 

The MSc features highly interdisciplinary courses and close contact with the best professionals in the field. It is highly valued by employers that, also thanks to a wide-ranging network, guarantees excellent graduate placement.

Program Director

Angelo Ditillo

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This program offers a unique opportunity to develop both technical expertise and strategic insight across accounting, finance and management control – fields in which Bocconi is consistently highly ranked. Our students are able to combine the perspective of finance, valuation and analysis on one hand with business, entrepreneurship and management on the other. This can turn into a competitive advantage that can make the difference on the job market. 

Many industries, sectors and functions require people skilled with both these skill sets, enabling our students to pursue a variety of opportunities and roles after graduation. Forward-looking, innovative and internationally oriented, this degree offers the versatility and added value that employers seek in future managers, leaders and top executives.

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Program Placement

96.3%
of our graduates
are employed one year after graduation
43.6%
of our employed graduates
work abroad one year after graduation
82.5%
of our graduates
are employed on graduation day

Strong Showing in Rankings

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Accounting and Finance

5th
in Europe
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Social Sciences and Management

4th
in Europe

Why Choose a Bocconi Graduate Program?

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Bocconi is about more than just classes

Your years on campus are about more than just the classes you attend: Bocconi and Milan also promote activities focused on culture, sports, art and sharing ideas. They help make your Bocconi experience an exciting time that is key to personal and professional growth.

A Sustainable Campus 

Our campus is a safe, multicultural and lively place, located in downtown Milan. Both its historic buildings and new spaces are integrated into the urban fabric to create an active environment, reverberating with university life. The campus includes a recreational sports center, a large park and a new student residence hall.

A European and cosmopolitan city

Milan is an open, international and multicultural city, a European metropolis full of events and public services with an unparalleled nightlife. It is a renowned symbol of fashion and design, as well as an important financial, economic and business hub.

Once a Bocconian, always a Bocconian!

You become a member of the Bocconi community when you start your program, joining other students, faculty, staff, Alumnae and Alumni. But Bocconi is not only a real community where you spend your days on campus, but also – and increasingly more so – a community you can get to know through our online social networks.

Applying to Bocconi

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We support applicants looking for information on admission procedures, fees and funding opportunities with a variety of different initiatives and events.