I've been reading through all the posts on WSO about MSF programs. It seems like a lot of the information is extremely scattered and/or out dated. I'll start by simply recapping what I've seen. Note: not interested in FE programs only MSF or a commerce program with a finance track like at UVA.
Tier 1:
- MIT: Sloan - Great program, not sure how quantitative
- Princeton - Quant heavy
- WashU - Offers several tracks, international heavy
- Vandy - Great program, more traditionally finance
- UT - Up and coming, program needs time to mature (info from several years ago)
- UVA - Commerce program with finance track, great program
Tier 2:
- Boston College
- Tulane
- Villanova
- Syracuse
- Purdue
I'm interested in finding out if I roughly have the tiers right, not trying to make an exact ranking. Also, if I've forgotten any or included a quant/FE program (except Princeton obviously) please let me know. Would like to come away with an up to date list of traditionally finance heavy programs that offer good OCR.
Hi wallstreet4life, any of these discussions helpful:
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I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.
Is it possible for you to elaborate on Purdue's MSF track? Current undergrad there, wondering about how good of an opportunity it'd be to get my MS after BS. Haven't heard amazing things recently though because they had to shut down their MBA program, not sure if that affects other graduate programs.
I'd say MIT's program is mostly quant focused, but you can really do anything out of the program. Some people are going to HFT or hedgefunds like Citadel in both quant/fundamental roles. Others are going to IB at GS/BAML/Jefferies or wherever (NYC/HK for the most part). Others are sellside quants at BBs. A few people go into consulting (mostly McK both in US and internationally). A few go to PE or tech.
Overall, you can really leverage the MIT name in any industry you really want (obvious some things are easier if you have some background that is relevant). Nevertheless, even if you go to a pretty fundamental role, having a math/cs background is the norm in the program, so you may struggle in more theoretical finance/econ courses.
- went to MIT undergrad and the MFin program
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