Which masters after Equity Research

I am in sell side ER BB, I like this place but want to move abroad. I want to stay in Finance, meaning open to other roles also. But if possible would like to optimize for research and public equities. Here are my options

  1. Directly getting a seat in UK might be possible but USA is almost impossible.
    1. Very difficult to estimate timeline and opportunities available therefore want to look into traditional route of masters simultaneously
    2. Can only apply for masters once a year, don't want to miss this window in coming months
  2. MBA
    1. EU- Mostly place into consulting. HEC, INSEAD, LBS 
    2. US- Great pipeline into finance. Wharton, Chicago Booth, Darden, Kellogg, Columbia, Stern, Dartmouth 
  3. Masters in Finance
    1. MIT, LBS 
    2. ESSEC, ESCP and other popular programs are mostly early careers. 
  4. Masters in Fin Engg
    1. Have engineering and coding background. Can explore this space but I am not convinced about these programs except few really good and achievable like CMU, Chicago, Berkeley and Georgia tech
    2. This route might allow me to move into systematic equities/quantamental space but I am sus about this domain just like the discussion here
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