(EU) Which master program should I pursue for a career in finance?

Here are the programs that I am considering: 1. MSc Applicable Mathematics - LSE 2. MSc Finance - Imperial Business School 3. MSc Finance - UCL 4. MPhil Finance - Cambridge 5. MSc Finance - Warwick 6. MSc Statistics (Financial Statistics) - LSE

I would appreciate some input. Thank you!

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If we're talking the whole of Western Europe I'd add Oxford, LBS, Bocconi, HEC, St. Gallen, WHU, ESSEC, SSE, and ESCP. BTW there's already a thread on this with great detail.

 
"Prospect in IB-M&A" If we're talking the whole of Western Europe I'd add Oxford, LBS, Bocconi, HEC, St. Gallen, WHU, ESSEC, SSE, and ESCP. BTW there's already a thread on this with great detail.

add imperial and esade

 

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