10 of the Most Improved Universities for Accounting & Finance in 2018

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="University of Zurich" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university_of_zurich_2.jpg" alt="University of Zurich" data-delta="6" data-fid="678649" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>The final of the four institutions to have moved from 101-150 to 51-100 in this year’s accounting and finance ranking is <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/europe/switzerland/guide">Switzerland</a>’s <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-zurich"><strong>University of Zurich</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The university’s Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) has a broad expertise in banking, corporate finance, financial economics and quantitative finance, with its master’s degrees in banking and finance providing students with an in-depth insight into the world of banks and financial markets, benefiting from the university’s location in the major financial center of <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/zurich">Zurich</a>.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="University of Melbourne" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university-of-melbourne_1.jpg" alt="University of Melbourne" data-delta="7" data-fid="358865" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>Moving onto universities which have made advances in the top 50, the <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-melbourne#sub"><strong>University of Melbourne</strong></a> has climbed from joint 14^th into the top 10 for accounting this year, sharing 10^th place with fellow Australian institution <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-new-south-wales-unsw-sydney#sub">The University of New South Wales (UNSW)</a>.</p>
<p>Melbourne’s Department of Accounting includes a Center for Accounting and Industry Partnerships (CAIP) which is committed to building and maintaining lasting partnerships with the accounting and business community through research projects, guest lecturing, symposia and other activities.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="University of Toronto" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university_of_toronto_1.jpg" alt="University of Toronto" data-delta="9" data-fid="344422" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>Based in <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/qs-guides/how-study-abroad-canada">Canada</a>, the <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-toronto#sub"><strong>University of Toronto</strong></a> is also up four places this year to now be ranked joint 24^th for accounting and finance. The university’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management offers a wide range of courses in business, finance and commerce at all study levels and boasts one of the most international communities of any leading business school (with almost half of students coming from outside Canada).</p>
<p>You can further internationalize your studies through global study tours, consulting projects, exchange programs and more. </p>

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<p>Up from 33^rd to joint 29^th this year is <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/europe/italy/guide">Italy</a>’s Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, known simply as <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/bocconi-university"><strong>Bocconi University</strong></a>, having improved its employer reputation and H-index score.</p>
<p>Bocconi offers various courses taught in English in accounting, finance and related subjects, such as the MSc in Accounting, Financial Management and Control, which aims to develop solid technical knowledge and methodologies for accounting and finance careers, placing particular importance on financial communication processes, the design of modern management information systems, and the use of financial analysis models to sustain long-term strategies.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="Hong Kong Polytechnic University" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.jpg" alt="Hong Kong Polytechnic University" data-delta="11" data-fid="241081" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>Next in our look at the most improved top universities for accounting and finance is <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-polytechnic-university#sub"><strong>The Hong Kong Polytechnic University</strong></a>, which moved up from 51-100 to now be ranked 47^th, with improved scores for both employer and academic reputation.</p>
<p>The university’s School of Accounting and Finance is the first of its kind in Hong Kong and offers programs which incorporate recent frontier research findings and professional competency, taught by an international, interdisciplinary faculty.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="Tsinghua University" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/tsinghua-university.jpg" alt="Tsinghua University" data-delta="12" data-fid="220115" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>Up five positions in this year’s accounting and finance ranking, <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/tsinghua-university#sub"><strong>Tsinghua University</strong></a> is now ranked joint 34^th. The university’s business school, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM), has around 3,000 students and was the first institution in Mainland <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/asia/china/guide">China</a> to have its degrees accredited by AACSB and EQUIS.</p>
<p>As well as giving you a firm grasp of modern accounting, SEM’s undergraduate major in accounting provides you with broad real-world general knowledge, Mandarin and English communication skills, and the abilities to innovate and scrutinize problems quantitatively.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-default" title="Peking University" src="https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/peking-university_0.jpg" alt="Peking University" data-delta="14" data-fid="532096" data-media-element="1"></p>
<p>This year’s most improved university in the top 50 of the accounting and finance ranking is another Chinese institution, <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/peking-university"><strong>Peking University</strong></a>, up six places to now rank joint 24^th in the world. Peking has improved its scores in all four indicators and receives a very high score for employer reputation.</p>
<p>Accounting and finance programs are taught at its Guanghua School of Management, one of Asia’s most prestigious and competitive business schools, which runs exchange programs with a total of 96 universities across the world in the US, Canada, Europe and elsewhere in Asia.</p>
<p><em>*For information about ranking categories, and answers to other frequently asked questions, </em><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-frequently-asked-questions"><em>click here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Top 10 Universities for Accounting &amp; Finance in the World</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018</strong></p>
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<p>Name of Institution</p>
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<p>Location</p>
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<p>1</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/harvard-university">Harvard University</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/qs-guides/how-study-abroad-us">United States</a></p>
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<p>2</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/massachusetts-institute-technology-mit/">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</a></p>
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<p>US</p>
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<p> 3</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/stanford-university/">Stanford University</a></p>
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<p>US</p>
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<p> 4</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-oxford/">University of Oxford</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/qs-guides/how-study-abroad-uk">United Kingdom</a></p>
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<p>5</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/london-school-economics-political-science-lse/">London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)</a></p>
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<p>UK</p>
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<p>6</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-pennsylvania/">University of Pennsylvania</a></p>
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<p>US</p>
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<p>7</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-chicago">University of Chicago</a></p>
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<p>US</p>
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<p>8</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-cambridge">University of Cambridge</a></p>
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<p>UK</p>
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<p>9</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-california-berkeley-ucb/">University of California, Berkeley (UCB)</a></p>
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<p>US</p>
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<p>=10</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-melbourne#sub">The University of Melbourne</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/qs-guides/how-study-abroad-australia">Australia</a></p>
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<p>=10</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-new-south-wales-unsw-sydney#sub">The University of New South Wales (UNSW)</a></p>
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<p>Australia</p>
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