How good is Columbia MSFE?

Was wondering what's everyone's opinion on Columbia Business School's MS in Financial Economics. It's a two-year program with a mix of MBA and Ph.D. level courses. It's a pretty small program with a class size of about 25-30, and each year the acceptance rate is around 5-7%. The most recent jobs report I could find is from 2019, and is linked below:

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/sites/prog…

Given the kind of jobs that graduates are able to secure, is the MS in Financial Economics program worth it?

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