Yale MMS Asset Management vs. Chicago Booth MiF Master in Finance
Is Yale's program better given it's ultra-specialized for institutional asset management? Or does Booth's name/size win out? I signed a lease in Chicago so it's urgent.
No work exp, US citizen, there is a chance I might change my career goal, in which case Booth wins I guess. Booth costs $20-25k more than Yale but it's longer (time for summer internship; Yale is just 9mo and has a part-time internship).
IK Booth has a bigger rep but how much? & is it true for asset allocation? Yale and the program staff are well connected to allocators. Booth might be too but Yale staff has that exact work background and named names to me. The possibility of having someone on my side and direct connections is swaying me, even though it's a gamble if it's actually helpful.
Yale cohort size is less than half of Booth's and Yale is somewhat less international. Yale's program has more of a history (MiF doesn't have an employment report yet). Chicago > New Haven ofc but latter can make trips to NY.
Is 9mo enough to learn finance from scratch (non-bba undergrad here) and land a job? I imagine the longer program + summer internship is necessary but idk?
