Rate my UK/EU MSc degree options

Objective from a master's program: consulting or finance Would appreciate your opinions on the following programs.

First Tier Programs University of Warwick: ○ MSc Economics Imperial College London: ○ MSc Economics & Strategy for Business Erasmus University Rotterdam: ○ MSc Strategic Management University College London: ○ MSc Management Imperial College London: ○ MSc Management Second Tier Programs University of Edinburgh: ○ MSc Economics London School of Economics: ○ MSc International Political Economy Erasmus University Rotterdam: ○ MSc Strategy Economics Oxford: ○ MSc Economic and Social History

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Would also say this is true for the US. Many people in America have great respect for LSE & Oxford. No one knows Erasmus and some of the other “1st tier” programs you mentioned.

 

From a purely name perspective, LSE/Ox are best to get into consulting/finance, but I can see that their MSc courses aren't what you want; as an earlier comment said, you'd want something related to the industry. Therefore I'd say Warwick/ICL Econ/UCL management, as Warwick have a large postgrad focus especially in Economics/Business School, and ICL/UCL have the benefit of being in London. If I had to pick one I'd probably be leaning toward ICL Econ/Strategy for Business, the course sounds better + you're in London. Best of luck!

 
"FutureSlaveToWageLabour" Objective from a master's program: consulting or finance Would appreciate your opinions on the following programs.

First Tier Programs University of Warwick: ○ MSc Economics Imperial College London: ○ MSc Economics & Strategy for Business Erasmus University Rotterdam: ○ MSc Strategic Management University College London: ○ MSc Management Imperial College London: ○ MSc Management Second Tier Programs University of Edinburgh: ○ MSc Economics London School of Economics: ○ MSc International Political Economy Erasmus University Rotterdam: ○ MSc Strategy Economics Oxford: ○ MSc Economic and Social History

IMHO, for fin/consulting 1) MSc Economics Imperial College London 2) MSc Management Imperial College London/ MSc Managament UCL 3) University of Warwick: MSc Economics then LSE and Oxford

 

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