On 12 February 2009, leading Economic journal Le Point, published a special article on Business Schools in France (Grandes Ecoles De Commerce). Each year the magazine publishes the ranking of French business schools and this year gave the breakdown of the best schools for finance.
EDHEC is N°1 with an incredible 100%,  HEC is in 2nd place with 72% and ESSEC comes N°3 with 39 points.

While EDHEC's finance programmes always had a strong reputation, the figures confirm the School's lead. Other notable scores include that of research where EDHEC again comes first with 329 points, 150 points more than HEC and over two and a half times the score of ESSEC.

The article also spoke about the high Return on Investment that the French Business Schools provide. Though the tuition fees are comparatively higher compared to other schools, but on an average , a fresh graduate from the top five B-Schools earns an average salary of €36,600 p.a. which quickly covers the initial investment. 

EDHEC is ranked number 5 in France in the general ranking. As for Finance, it is difficult to match up to the calibre of course quality, faculty and students. Building upon the advantage of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research centre and the accolade it enjoys in the financial industry, a new track called the Financial Economics track has been developed to provide students without a finance or scientific background, the ultimate 2 year programme within the "Grande Ecole" and is aimed at inexperienced students seeking a career in Finance. The programme is designed to meet the specific needs of the industry and groom the future leaders in this field. The track has direct link with the industry by having board members that are practising professionals in this industry.

Find out more about the Master in Management Financial Economics Track.