Banks with 2-year analyst programs vs 3-year analyst programs

I haven't heard this talked about much on WSO, but I'm curious about banks with 2-year analyst programs versus banks with 3-year analyst programs. Wouldn't there be a strong preference for a firm with a 2-year analyst program so you can get the bump in base salary to 175k+? Associate bonuses are also bigger too and it's a faster track to the VP level.

Most banks are 3-year analyst programs I know, but there's a handful of banks with 2-year programs. Here are some that come to mind: GS, MS, BAML, Barclays, CS, Deutsche, BMO, Baird

Is this correct and are there any others? Curious as to why this isn't talked about much. Any thoughts?

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