Master's Program General Admissions (English-based Degree Program)

This master's program, offered under Waseda University's General Admissions track for its English-based degree programs, runs for two years with a start date each September and is based in Tokyo. Waseda University is internationally recognized as one of the top private universities in Japan, based in central Tokyo. It is organized into 13 undergraduate schools and 20 graduate schools, enrolls over 47,000 students, and is the second-largest university in the country. The university has produced 8 prime ministers, and its alumni are active across many fields in Japan and internationally. Guided by its founder's ethos of harmonizing Eastern and Western cultures, Waseda has welcomed international students since its founding and describes itself as the most global-friendly university in Japan, enrolling around 8,000 students from more than 120 countries and regions in the 2019 academic year. Admission to this program calls for either a GMAT or GRE score, or, if neither is available, a TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS score accompanied by course syllabi showing prior study equivalent to Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Statistics, indicating that the program builds on a quantitative foundation. Programs with this kind of entry profile typically combine coursework in analytical and quantitative methods with seminars and a research or thesis component over the two years of study. Based in central Tokyo, students have access to Waseda's research facilities as well as to companies, government offices, and international organizations across the capital. Graduates of programs with this profile commonly move into research, analytics, policy, or business roles that draw on quantitative training gained during the program.