LSE MSc Finance vs LSE MSc Finance & Economics?

To be honest, none of the finance programs LSE offers are as rigorous as Cambridge MPhil Finance. But still, LSE is ranked higher and also top employers recruit there. Why is that? I looked up their MSc Finance & Economics program(is considered the academically hardest one), they basically offer very few finance & economics courses along with research project/dissertation which is not so rigorous in my opinion. I appreciate recruitment activities after graduating, however I don't prefer them over academic rigor. I've applied to both(Cambridge & LSE), interviewed by LSE. I just want to make sure I'm not making wrong choice. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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