Rank these Canadian finance programs? (Masters)
How would you rank the following in order of prestige/placements/network/alumni and why?
University of Western Ontario: Master of Financial Economics
University of Toronto: Master of Finance, Master of Financial Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University: Master of Finance
York University: Master of Finance
and any other Masters in Finance or Financial Economics you can think of in Canada?
Not sure, but I could probably say with confidence UofT/UWO >>>>>>> York/Laurier
Between those two though, not sure? Maybe Toronto
The University of Toronto is Canada's top school and their Mathematical Finance program is highly ranked. My guess is that the University of Toronto is the most respected school on the street and the others you mentioned don't even come close.
I think UT is a post experience program though. Not sure if you're looking for a straight out of college msf.
@"TNA", the UofT Finance program is a post experience program, but the Financial Economics one is not :) The other finance programs are open to students straight out of undergrad according to my research.
As an aside, TNA I've heard from other users that you're pretty much the go-to for any questions regarding professional graduate finance degrees, could I venture a question for you?
Could you recommend schools in the US that I could realistically get into with the following credentials? -3.2/3.3 gpa in Economics major from University of Toronto (I've heard conflicting stories about whether or not Canadian gpas get a minor boost in the US?) - graduating June 2015 - 170 quant 162 verbal 5.5 writing on GRE - no finance related internship (but have been working every summer as a tutor at a private academy) - finished WallStreetPrep Premium Package on financial modeling and valuation - nothing outstanding in terms of extracurricular but not inactive either
Thanks for reading, sorry if that was too long!
Haha, I am honored. I think your GRE converts into a really good GMAT. a 3.3 GPA from UToronto is really good also. I think you'd be competitive at most US MSF programs. I'd have to know more to really comment on say MIT or Princeton. Needlessly to say, you're in a good position either way.
Shoot me a PM if you want to talk offline about stuff.
I would say UofT MFE, closely followed by Western MFE and Schulich Mfin. Laurier Is a step down I think but is still a decent school (at least for undergraduate). If you have the math background I would definitely go for the MFE over the traditional Mfin. You also mentioned the UofT Mfin; honestly I am not a big fan of it based on the fact that it has no electives, costs over 80k, and overall just feels like overpriced CFA prep. Might as well do the Queens Mfin and save 40k in my opinion.
I have a friend who graduated from UofT MFE; forget the year, either way it was fairly recently. I was told that a few years struggled with internships/placements because they took in a younger demographic than usual. Also, the math wasn't as difficult as expected, just some calculus and linear algebra.
Does anyone have some information on the Laurier Mfin Co-op? I was looking at this program myself, but it is hard to find any good information on it (besides what is already stated on the University webpage). It only costs 21k which seems like like it could be a good deal. Let me know.
He would not be competitive at MIT or Princeton. The GPA being too low combined with no finance internship would be an automatic reject without even needing to look to see if he has the math/programming background required.
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