Master's Ranking
How would you rank these MSc programs based on the likelihood of breaking into London IB?
Oxford MSc Financial Economics
LSE MSc Finance
LSE MSc Finance and Risk
LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity
UCL MSc Finance
LBS MFA
Imperial MSc Finance
Imperial MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering
Bayes MSc Finance
Bayes MSc Quantitative Finance
KCL MSc Finance
Warwick MSc Finance
Bocconi MSc Finance
ESPC MSc Finance
HEC MSc Finance
ESSEC MSc Finance
Hey; This is my take :)
Number 1: Oxford MSc Financial Economics
Number 2: LBS MFA
Number 3: LSE MSc Finance
Number 4: LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity
Number 5: HEC MSc Finance
Number 6: LSE MSc Finance and Risk
Number 7: Warwick MSc Finance
Number 8: Bocconi MSc Finance
Number 9: ESSEC MSc Finance
Number 10: Imperial MSc Finance
Number 11: Imperial MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering
Number 12: UCL MSc Finance
Number 13: KCL MSc Finance
Number 14: ESPC MSc Finance
Number 15: Bayes MSc Finance
Number 16: Bayes MSc Quantitative Finance
I'm interested in why do you think LSE Finance is better than LSE Finance and Risk. Is there any particular reason?
Also, do you think all of these are worth pursuing or only the top 5 pragrams?
Historically LSE MSc Finance is the more well known one... LSE then created other variants like many schools btw :)
For me only the top 5 are really worth the price. SSE is a great one that is even free ;)
Warwick above Bocconi, Imperial and ESSEC? Are you mentally unwell?
Yes for their master program
Commenter above is a well-known dumbass, so here's an actual breakdown for you:
First off, the overall university brand name is more important than the course, so don't spend too much time worrying over whether to choose Finance over Finance & PE or whatever. As a general rule, plain Finance is more competitive to get into, purely because of the "prestige" factor. The courses themselves are practically identical except for one or two classes, and employers don't care much. At Imperial, for instance the F&A course has equal and at times better placements than the pure Finance program.
For London, a rough ranking would look something like this:
A: Oxford/LBS/LSE/HEC/Bocconi (if you're Italian)
B: Imperial/ESSEC/ESCP
The rest (i.e., Warwick, UCL, Bayes etc.) are non-targets at the postgrad level, so I wouldn't bother applying.
Sorry but you follow these comments you will be an idiot...
Why yes OP, listen to this genius here and go for a Warwick MFin instead of an ESSEC MiM.
Is ESCP stronger for London recruiting than Warwick? Assuming visa is no concern and I don’t speak french
No, a uk uni will be stronger (like warwick)
Where would WHU master finance or MIM be?
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