Need Advice about US MFin Programs

Hi this is my first post on this website so my apologies if this is posted in the wrong place.

Here is my story (this is not a humble brag, I am just going to state my situation and ask for advice, I will be upfront so please do not be rude, if you have something nasty to write just don't write it, i need some honest information). I just recently graduated with the highest GPA in my graduating class from a Canadian business institution (will not state the school to remain anonymous). My major was Finance and my minor was Mathematics. I also supplemented my degree with a few Stats and Physics courses mainly because of interest. I have no training in Computer Science. I turned down an offer to work at a Big6 CAD IB office because I would have had to move and I wasn't financially or emotionally ready to move cities. I have now obtained more funds and I am looking to go back to school to obtain more education (interested in attending in the US). I am not interested in getting an MBA, I am more interested in the MFin and MSc Financial Mathematics programs. If you were in my shoes and could choose a school that has a good reputation for academia but also has success in getting grads into IB and private equity jobs, which would you choose? I am not from the US so I know nothing about the programs there. I prefer course based instead of thesis based programs.

So far I have looked at: 1) MIT Masters Finance program 2) Stanford MSc Financial Mathematics Program

please drop advice if possible

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