Best Masters Programs for BB IB & MBB Consulting

As the title implies, I'm interested in Master's (non-MBA) programs that place well into BB IB and MBB Consulting and I'm hoping you guys can help me find some. The resources for Masters's program research aren't nearly as robust as they are for UG and MBA. By the time of matriculation, I'll have about 1 year of work experience so I'll need programs for early careers or recent grads. I was also a Business major and thus don't have extensive quant coursework. I have more than most business majors (Calc I+II, multiple stats, multiple programming, and self-taught Linear Alg) but this isn't enough for most Fin Engineering programs so those are out. 

Qualifications: 

GPA: 3.5 at T30ish with major grade deflation, also some extenuating circumstances

GMAT: 710 to 740 (practice tests, haven't taken the real one yet)

GRE: V:168 Q:167 (also a practice test)

Experience: 1 Year of FT consulting at a small, unknown boutique

Current List: 

Georgetown MSF
Vanderbilt MSF
Duke MMS
CMC MSF
UM MMS
Emory MSF
Northwestern MMS
Notre Dame MSF

Some background: I'm a recent college grad who started at a small boutique consulting firm two months ago. The work I'm doing feels small fry and like an underutilization of my talents. Masters programs seem like a reasonable option at this point. 

The comp is decent (85k in an LCOL city) and it's actually a pretty nice work environment and whatnot but I feel like I could do a lot better. During undergrad, I applied to mostly IB and Consulting positions and got a decent number of interviews but struck out pretty hard in almost all of them. Got better at interviewing over time and got an offer from my current firm. I took the offer basically because I was desperate, the money was good, and it was in one of my preferred industries. 

 

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