UniXperts
Free counselling

Study finance and accounting where the qualification travels

Accounting, economics, finance, actuarial science and fintech courses at 293 universities in 10 countries - with the exam exemptions that decide how fast you qualify.

Explore Specialisations Download the course guide
Study finance and accounting where the qualification travels
2.5 million
people work in financial and professional services in the UK alone - the biggest destination for this field
No. 2
FinTech engineers are the second fastest-growing job in the world to 2030
2,311
finance, accounting & actuarial courses mapped by UniXperts
Study in
🇬🇧UK🇨🇦Canada🇦🇺Australia🇮🇪Ireland🇳🇿New Zealand🇲🇾Malaysia🇦🇪Dubai🇸🇬Singapore🇩🇪Germany🇲🇹Malta
Choose your specialisation

8 career paths in Finance, Accounting & Actuarial

Each path shows what the work involves, the roles it leads to, and real courses from our database. In this field the exam exemptions a course carries matter as much as the university name - your counsellor checks both.

Accounting & Audit799 courses mapped

Accounting & Audit

The qualification-backed route, with the clearest exemptions.

Explore
Economics & Econometrics569 courses mapped

Economics & Econometrics

One analytical degree, three career doors.

Explore
Finance417 courses mapped

Finance

Corporate finance, markets and valuation.

Explore
Banking & Financial Services159 courses mapped

Banking & Financial Services

How money moves, and who moves it.

Explore
Actuarial Science132 courses mapped

Actuarial Science

The hardest maths here - and the strongest exemptions.

Explore
FinTech & Financial Technology99 courses mapped

FinTech & Financial Technology

Where finance meets software.

Explore
Risk, Insurance & Investment81 courses mapped

Risk, Insurance & Investment

Managing what could go wrong, and the money behind it.

Explore
Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering55 courses mapped

Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering

The mathematical end, and the highest technical bar.

Explore

Not sure which path fits? Tell us on the form and a counsellor will suggest two or three that match your marks and budget.

Free course guide

Get the course guide for your specialisation

Share a few details and we will WhatsApp you the best-fit courses, fees and countries for your chosen specialisation. A counsellor from your nearest UniXperts office then calls to help you build your shortlist.

  1. 1

    Tell us your specialisation, destination and background.

  2. 2

    Get the course guide for that specialisation on WhatsApp.

  3. 3

    A counsellor from your city calls within one working day.

Tell us about you

Takes under a minute.

By continuing you agree to our Privacy Policy and consent to be contacted by a counsellor.

Free and no obligation. No spam.

Specialisation 1 of 8

Accounting & Audit

The qualification-backed route, and the one with the clearest exam exemptions.

Accounting & Audit
799
courses mapped
265
universities & colleges
10
countries
Roles you can target
Audit AssociateFinancial AccountantManagement AccountantTax Associate
Skills you'll build
Financial reportingAudit & assuranceManagement accountingTaxationIFRS standardsExcel modelling
Most courses in
UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Accounting BSc
The University of Manchester
£33,100/yr3 years
🇦🇺 Australia
Master of Professional Accounting
UNSW Sydney
A$62,000/yr20 months
🇨🇦 Canada
Professional Accounting Practice
Humber Polytechnic
C$19,542/yr-
🇮🇪 Ireland
MSc Accounting & Financial Management
University College Dublin
€23,870/yr1 year

See all 799 Accounting & Audit courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Accounting & Audit course guide
Specialisation 2 of 8

Economics & Econometrics

The analytical degree that opens finance, policy and consulting at once.

Economics & Econometrics
569
courses mapped
152
universities & colleges
10
countries
Roles you can target
Economic AnalystPolicy AnalystResearch EconomistStrategy Consultant
Skills you'll build
MicroeconomicsMacroeconomicsEconometricsStatistical softwareData analysisPolicy evaluation
Most courses in
UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Economics MSc
University of Birmingham
£26,280/yr1 year
🇦🇺 Australia
Bachelor of Economics
Australian National University
A$56,120/yr3 years
🇨🇦 Canada
Economics (BA)
Carleton University
C$41,383/yr4 years
🇮🇪 Ireland
Economics
Trinity College Dublin
€19,680/yr1 year

See all 569 Economics & Econometrics courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Economics & Econometrics course guide
Specialisation 3 of 8

Finance

Corporate finance, markets and valuation - the broadest finance route.

Finance
417
courses mapped
181
universities & colleges
10
countries
Roles you can target
Financial AnalystCorporate Finance AnalystTreasury AnalystEquity Research Associate
Skills you'll build
ValuationCorporate financeFinancial modellingCapital marketsPortfolio theoryExcel & VBA
Most courses in
UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Finance and Investment MSc
University of Leeds
£35,500/yr1 year
🇦🇺 Australia
Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Finance)
Queensland University of Technology
A$49,400/yr1 year
🇨🇦 Canada
Business Administration Finance
George Brown College
C$19,261/yr-
🇸🇬 Singapore
Bachelor of Applied Computing in Finance
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
S$45,600/yr3 years

See all 417 Finance courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Finance course guide
Specialisation 4 of 8

Banking & Financial Services

How money actually moves, and the institutions that move it.

Banking & Financial Services
159
courses mapped
91
universities & colleges
10
countries
Roles you can target
Banking AnalystCredit AnalystRelationship ManagerCompliance Analyst
Skills you'll build
Credit analysisRegulation & complianceRetail & corporate bankingRisk fundamentalsFinancial productsClient management
Most courses in
UK, Canada, Malaysia, Australia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Banking and Finance MSc
University of Sussex
£23,500/yr1 year
🇨🇦 Canada
Financial Services - Diploma (Co-op)
Langara College
C$20,309/yr2 years
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Master in Islamic Finance and Banking
Universiti Utara Malaysia
RM15,400/yr-
🇦🇺 Australia
Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Banking and Finance
Adelaide University
A$54,300/yr3 years

See all 159 Banking & Financial Services courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Banking & Financial Services course guide
Specialisation 5 of 8

Actuarial Science

The hardest maths in this field, and the strongest exam exemptions.

Actuarial Science
132
courses mapped
53
universities & colleges
7
countries
Roles you can target
Actuarial AnalystPricing AnalystPensions AnalystReserving Analyst
Skills you'll build
Probability & statisticsFinancial mathematicsSurvival modelsPricing & reservingRProfessional exam prep
Most courses in
Australia, UK, Canada, Malaysia
🇦🇺 Australia
Master of Actuarial Science
The University of Melbourne
A$60,992/yr18 months
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science
University of York
£27,500/yr3 years
🇨🇦 Canada
Actuarial Science
Dalhousie University
C$37,992/yr4 years
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Bachelor of Actuarial Science
Universiti Malaya
RM19,600/yr-

See all 132 Actuarial Science courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Actuarial Science course guide
Specialisation 6 of 8

FinTech & Financial Technology

Where finance meets software - the newest courses in this field.

FinTech & Financial Technology
99
courses mapped
72
universities & colleges
9
countries
Roles you can target
FinTech AnalystProduct AnalystPayments SpecialistBlockchain Analyst
Skills you'll build
Python for financePayments & infrastructureBlockchain basicsDigital productRegTech
Most courses in
UK, Malaysia, Dubai, Australia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Financial Technology
University of Strathclyde
£32,800/yr1 year
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Bachelor in Financial Technology with Honours
University of Kuala Lumpur
RM30,420/yr3 years
🇦🇪 Dubai
MSc Financial Technology
Middlesex University Dubai
AED 79,567/yr1 year
🇦🇺 Australia
Master of Financial Technology
Griffith University
A$41,000/yr-

See all 99 FinTech & Financial Technology courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the FinTech & Financial Technology course guide
Specialisation 7 of 8

Risk, Insurance & Investment

Managing what could go wrong, and the money set aside for it.

Risk, Insurance & Investment
81
courses mapped
59
universities & colleges
10
countries
Roles you can target
Risk AnalystInvestment AnalystInsurance UnderwriterWealth Management Associate
Skills you'll build
Risk modellingPortfolio managementUnderwritingRegulationAsset allocation
Most courses in
UK, Canada, Ireland, Malta
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Risk Management MSc
University of Southampton
£32,500/yr1 year
🇨🇦 Canada
Business - Insurance
Fanshawe College
C$17,729/yr2 years
🇮🇪 Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Insurance Practice General
Atlantic Technological University
€12,000/yr-
🇲🇹 Malta
Bachelor of Commerce in Insurance and Risk Management
University of Malta
€8,500/yr3 years

See all 81 Risk, Insurance & Investment courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Risk, Insurance & Investment course guide
Specialisation 8 of 8

Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering

The mathematical end of finance, and the highest technical bar.

Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering
55
courses mapped
39
universities & colleges
7
countries
Roles you can target
Quantitative AnalystDerivatives AnalystQuant DeveloperModel Validation Analyst
Skills you'll build
Stochastic calculusDerivatives pricingC++ & PythonNumerical methodsTime series
Most courses in
UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Mathematical Finance MSc
University of Exeter
£29,100/yr1 year
🇨🇦 Canada
Mathematical Finance
Trent University
C$35,632/yr4 years
🇮🇪 Ireland
BSc Quantitative Finance
Maynooth University
€18,000/yr-
🇦🇺 Australia
Master of Quantitative Finance
University of Technology Sydney
A$76,498/yr1 year

See all 55 Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering courses, with entry requirements and scholarships.

Get the Quantitative Finance & Financial Engineering course guide
Why these careers are in demand

Why the qualification decides everything

Independent research points the same way: this is a qualification-led field, and the qualification is what makes it portable across the countries we work with.

623,000
people worldwide hold a qualification from one of the UK accountancy bodies - you earn it in one country and use it in another.
Financial Reporting Council, Key Facts and Trends in the Accountancy Profession 2025
15,380
people worldwide are studying for IFoA actuarial exams - the smallest and most selective route in this field, which is why qualified actuaries stay scarce.
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Annual Report 2024/25
7
accounting and finance occupations sit on Australia's Core Skills Occupation List, which decides who can be sponsored for a skilled visa.
Chartered Accountants ANZ / Department of Home Affairs, December 2024
293
universities and colleges across 10 countries have finance courses in the UniXperts database.
UniXperts course database, September 2026
Where to study finance

Compare the top destinations

The right country depends on your budget, course length and which professional body you want to qualify with afterwards. Here is how they compare for finance and accounting courses.

CountryFinance courses mappedPost-study workCourse length
🇬🇧United Kingdom1,2722 years (18 months for applications from Jan 2027)1–3 years
🇦🇺Australia294Up to 3 years (public institutions)1–4 years
🇨🇦Canada2632–3 years, depending on qualification2–4 years
🇮🇪Ireland119Up to 2 years after a master's1–4 years
🇲🇾Malaysia1051 year Graduate Pass for eligible graduates1–4 years
🇸🇬Singapore911 year Long-Term Visit Pass to job-hunt2+ years on a work pass

Also available: New Zealand, Dubai, Malta and Germany. Post-study work rules depend on your qualification and can change. Our counsellors confirm the latest rules for your case.

Student stories

UniXperts students studying abroad

Henal Akshay Patel

“I had a great experience working with UniXperts throughout my New Zealand study visa process. The entire team was very supportive, professional, and guided me at every step with clear and accurate information.”

Henal Akshay Patel
Master of AI Integrated IT Solutions · Future Skills University, Auckland
Mayank Muwal

“My first visa application was rejected, and I even consulted a few immigration lawyers who told me to wait at least a year before reapplying. But UniXperts didn't give up on me. They reworked my case, and within just 2 months I got my visa approved.”

Mayank Muwal
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Technologies · Unitec, Auckland
FAQs

Questions, answered

It depends on the work, not the country. ACCA is the most portable and the most common route for Indian students, recognised in 179 countries. CPA is the route if you are targeting the US or Canada, and CA is country-specific - an Australian or Irish CA is earned there. CFA is not an accounting qualification at all; it is for investment and asset management, and you can start it alongside any degree. Pick the destination and the job first, and the qualification follows.

Qualify once, work anywhere

Free counselling from finance and accounting specialists across 11 offices in India.