RANK: Bocconi Master of Finance vs. RSM Master of F&I vs. ESSEC MiM vs. St. Gallen MBF vs. SSE Master of Finance

Please feel free to vote via the poll below

Southeast asian & portugese dual citizen student looking to pursue a masters in finance program in Europe. Also please feel free to rank these programs! Doing an off cycle PE in SE Asia but would do any stream of finance (IB,ER,HF)

Best program for placements anywhere (EU,UK,MENA,APAC)

Bocconi - Master of Finance
42% (18 votes)
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) - Master of F&I
9% (4 votes)
ESSEC MiM
16% (7 votes)
St. Gallen (HSG) - Master in Banking and Finance
23% (10 votes)
Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) - Master of Finance
9% (4 votes)
Total votes: 43
8 Comments
 
 

To be clear all are excellent programs!!

Would rank them this way given your profile and languages you speak:

Bocconi > RSM > SSE > HSG > ESSEC

Hi given you want to work in Finance a MiM is not the best option. Bocconi is a good option while theoretical and slightly more expensive than HSG, RSM and SSE. All three all also excellent options plus leave you in less debt so :)

 

Hi Thanks for your input, is RSM much better than SSE and HSG? Is Bocconi good for someone who doesn't speak Italian well, im currently at an A2 level

 

RSM is not much better than HSG or SSE. Each is good in each of its specific regions ofc. SSE for Nordics, HSG for DACH and RSM For Benelux. Bocconi is good for Italy ofc but competition for London is tense as the local market (Italy) is less interesting than the above local markets... 

 

one thing to take into consideration is that the bocconi program is notoriously academically challenging. nothing like a PhD at Princeton or something but its very quant heavy and tough in general

PS: was wondering wether you got your admission to bocconi, Im an italian still waiting for the results lol

 

I mostly agree with this ranking, HSG/SSE more of a toss up. You've got the benefit of EU citizenship, but could be easier to work where you go to school, with the exception of Bocconi which I think can place you pretty widely. 

 

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