Should I accept admission into UW Madison MSF program

I was recently accepted into the Masters of Finance: Applied Security Analysis Program at UW Madison. I am currently a junior so next year I will finish my undergrad degree and start the MS program. Then I will spend another year and graduate with the masters degree. I am debating if I should accept or not and am looking to get some opinions. Some of my concerns are: -Reputation of the program on the street -Career options, I am interested in going into private equity. The program seems to be more oriented towards equity research and hedge fund jobs. -An MBA seems to be more prestigious than an MSF. Should I hold off on the MSF and go back to school later to get an MBA. I probably won't get into a top tier MBA program so I am thinking the MSF might be the best option. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

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