LSE MSc Finance or LBS MFA
Hi all,
Background:
- UG in Management from semi-target in UK (High 2:1)
- Experience at BB in investment management
- Secured SA offer at a BB for summer 2019
- GMAT: 700
Which programme would you say is better from an academic point of view?
Having been lucky enough to get a summer internship out of undergrad I am not looking to do a master's to get my foot into the industry, i.e. the careers services offered are not important to me. I am really just looking for an intellectual challenge.
Thanks in advance!
LSE from an academic point of view as others have said
I think the two institutions, LSE and LBS, are somewhat similar in terms of prestige (for a career in finance, in academia LSE wins no doubt). For the two programmes, I'd lean towards LSE MSc Finance though, because it's LSE's flagship programme (for finance) and it has been around for a long time, whereas LBS' flagship programme is the MBA.
I don't think LBS is below LSE regarding prestige, at least in Finance, LBS has the best Finance faculty and PhD program in Europe.