List of Russian Universities

The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences

• The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences offers graduate degrees and calls itself a research-led institution for the social sciences. This institution claims that it offers the best of Western and Russian education models while introducing new ways of learning. The school welcomes students from other countries who are interested in receiving an international education or those who might need Russian certifications. Students can choose from six different master's degree programs: Master of Laws, MA in sociology, MA in counseling, MA in cultural management, MEd in education policy and management, and MEd in communications, education, and technology. The school, located in Moscow, has more than five thousand students.

  82-2-256 Vernadskogo Prospect
  Moscow, Russia 119571
  7 (495) 434-7282

Finance Academy

• One of Russia's oldest institutes for higher learning, the Finance Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation trains those interested in becoming economists and financiers. The institute boasts a staff that includes prominent economists, authors, and heads of scientific schools. The Finance Academy claims it's one of Russia's premier institutes for finance, economics, crisis management, accounting, auditing, and taxation. Undergraduate degrees are available in economics, management, and law. After completion of an undergraduate degree, students can participate in one of the university's master's programs, including master of economics and bank management. Located in Moscow, the school has over six thousand students.

  49 Leningradsky Prospekt
  Moscow, Russia 125993
  7 (495) 943-9855

UNESCO Institute

• The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, also located in Moscow, is a site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. According to its website, this institution serves as a catalyst for international cooperation and a laboratory of ideas. The institution focuses on training and research and offers many areas of study, including education, special education, history education, and studies in digital libraries for education. The institution also offers distance education. More than eight thousand students attend the institute.

  8 Kedrova St. (Bldg. 3)
  Moscow, Russia 117292
  7 (499) 129-2990

Samara State University of Economics

• The Samara State University of Economics was founded in 1586. According to its website, Samara is the third largest Russian city behind Moscow and St. Petersburg. The school boasts up-to-date technology and a large number of professors for more individualized learning. The university contains four different institutes of learning, and each has specific programs available for study: Theoretical Economics and International Economics Relations Institute, National Economy Institute, Law Institute and Commerce Marketing, and Service Institute. Over eleven thousand students attend this university.

  141 Soviet Army St.
  Samara, Russia 443090
  7 (846) 224-1542