Is a Masters in Finance the best way to pivot from an engineering undergrad into IB/AM?

Is an MSc Finance with an engineering Bachelors sufficient to break into investment banking in London?

I have offers for UCL MSc Finance and Edinburgh MSc Finance and Investment.

My Bachelors in Civil Engineering is from a very poorly ranked uni (~120th in the UK) due to the degree apprenticeship route I took, despite having A,A,B a-levels in Maths, Physics, and Economics.

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