Is the master's in finance program worth it for me?

I'm currently a senior at a semi-target school studying finance. I missed the investment banking internship recruiting and instead got a summer position doing equity research at an MM bank in New York. I still think I want to pursue IB and am considering a master's in finance. Would you recommend doing it? What schools?

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