AalMaster of Science (Economics and Business Administration) in EconomicsAalto University · Espoo, Finland

Program Overview

Dates and tuition are specific to the 2027 intake

Please check the official program website (link below) for specific writing guidelines

Official transcript(s)

Official bachelor's transcript with courses, grades, credits, and completion dates; authorised English/Finnish/Swedish translation if needed.

Academic: Bachelor's degree; 180 ECTS or three years of full-time study; must grant eligibility for master's studies in the awarding country. Master's degrees alone do not grant eligibility except certain long-cycle degrees.
Prerequisites: Relevant academic background; Relevant bachelor's with strong quantitative and economics background; Helsinki Graduate School of Economics collaboration.
GMAT: Required (GMAT Focus 515+ or 10th Edition 550+); Obligatory for admission group 2 (bachelor's from a Finnish university of applied sciences or from outside Finland). GMAT Online and GRE General Test accepted as alternative.
IELTS: 6.5 overall (6.0 writing); Required if prior degree was not taught in English.
TOEFL: New scale: 4.5 overall (4.0 each component) | Old scale: 92 overall (22 writing); For tests taken on or after 21 January 2026.; For tests taken before 21 January 2026.
GRE: Accepted alternative (154 verbal / 155 quantitative minimum); GRE General Test or GRE Revised General Test accepted instead of GMAT for admission group 2. Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning scores considered; Analytical Writing not used in admission.

Historical admission data is not published.