Columbia SPS AA or JHU MSF?

A friend received offers from both (1) Columbia's Applied Analytics, a Master of Science program from School of Professional Studies (SPS), and (2) JHU's MS in Finance from Carey Business School in D.C., and she is having a hard time deciding.

She does not have a preference in which specific field her career will be in. She likes NYC, but she's concerned whether Colmbia's SPS would carry less weight than JHU, or even have a bad reputation among her peers. And she's asking what I would choose if I were her.

What do you think?

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