Master of Data Science 

at Macquarie University, Sydney

To apply for Master of Finance course of Macquarie Uni, students can apply online by filling out the application form. For the one-year course, the applicants are required to have AQF Level 7 Bachelor's qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent or AQF Level 8 Bachelor's Honors or Graduate Diploma qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent. With this, two years of relevant approved work experience is required.

Documents required to apply to this course are:

• Passport
• Evidence of English language proficiency
• Previous academic transcripts

MQ Uni is internationally recognised for its subjects, with 20+ subjects in the Top 200 globally in the QS World University rankings 2025 in the subjects. A few of the rankings of its subjects (Globally) are:

• Master of Applied Finance: #40
• Master of Marketing: #25
• Master of Business Analytics: Top 70 in the world
• Master of Management: #65

According to QS World University Rankings, Macquarie University ranks at #133 in 2025. This university ranked better in 2024 with a rank of #130. The university's ranking declined in the QS rankings, but it has still managed to rank among the Top 200 Universities Worldwide. A few of the university's courses that rank well in the subjects rankings of QS for the year 2024 are Master of Marketing, Master of Applied Finance, Master of Management, and Master of Business Analytics.

In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Macquarie University has risen to #178 in 2025. With this position, this university has retained its position within the Top 10 Universities in Australia. This ranking evaluates research-intensive universities across their core missions of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. In QS World University Rankings 2025, MQU ranks at #133 in 2025. Considering THE and QS rankings, MQU ranks among the Top 1% of the Universities in the world.

Macquarie University is recognised globally for its pre-eminence in key research disciplines as well as for producing graduates who are among the most-sought after professionals in the world. This university ranks at #1 in Sydney for Teaching & Resources, QILT, Student Experience Survey 2022. Furthermore, this university ranks in the Top 1% of the universities globally in THE and another-world ranking publisher in 2025. Furthermore, the university ranks at #8 in Australia for Employment Outcomes as per a top-ranking publisher.

In the QS World University subject rankings, MQU ranks in the Top 50 Globally and 6 courses are in the Top 100 in the QS subject rankings 2024. Some of the subject-rankings of MQU in the QS subjects rankings for 2024 are given as follows:

• Master of Marketing: #28
• Master of Applied Finance: #39
• Master of Management: #71
• Master of Business Analytics: #80

MQ Uni is recognised globally for its pre-eminence in key research disciplines and producing graduates who are among the most sought-after professionals in the world. 100% of this university's research is rated at world standard or above (ERA). The researchers of this university handles some of the biggest world challenges, focusing on the priority areas like Resilient Societies, Healthy People, Prosperous Economies, Secure Planet, and Innovative Technologies.

Macquarie University ranks at #192 in 2024-25 in the Global Universities category by U.S. News & World Report. This university was placed in the same position last year too. A few of the factors on which the universities are evaluated are Global Research Reputation, Publications, Normalized Citation Impact, Regional Research Reputation, etc.

AUD 40,000 (INR 21L) early acceptance scholarship will be available at the University of Macquarie for Undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees. Indian students are eligible for Macquarie University scholarships, excluding the (graduate certificates and Global MBA courses). To be eligible, candidates must be Indian citizens, accept their letter of offer, pay the required fee by the deadline, and remain enrolled in each compulsory study period.  However, this scholarship is automatically asses upon successful application to a course at Macquarie University. This scholarship highly supports talented students to pursue their academic goals in Australia.

MQU rank in Australia is #11 in Australia as per QS rankings and #10 in Australia as per Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 2025. In all, it can be said that Macquarie University is among the Top 20 Universities in Australia. In the context of world rankings, MQU ranks among the Top 1% of the Universities in the world rankings.