Master of Finance VS MBA

Hello, this is my first time posting. I'm a recent graduate, and I want to work in a hedgefund, but I had a degree in business administration, and I didn't do any financial internships during my undergraduate. As a result I am thinking of getting a master of finance at USC next year while a work for about a year to make some money. Or I could wait and get an mba in 5 years at a more target school. I don't really know what option I should take. Which is better if I want to work at a hedge fund? Which degree should I get? 

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