<p>I'm a senior college student majoring in Business Computer Information Systems. I am interested in applying for an MBA/MS in Finance degree at a university strictly located in New York City. Which schools would you recommend except from Columbia and NYU? Thanks in advance for your answers.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate an answer because I am from Greece, so I don't know the situation there. Can't rely only on what I read on the colleges' websites.</p>
<p>Those two are pretty much the big ones in NY <em>city</em> that'll give you a shot at reputable floors. If you don't mind being close to the city, then consider Princeton's Master of Finance (in New Jersey, close to NY) or MIT (in Boston, train ride from NY).</p>
<p>I am only considering NYC because I have a house in Queens and I want to avoid paying for housing at another place. This is a list I have prepared until now, with the candidate universities:</p>
<p>columbia - mba
nyu - mba
adelphi - mba
polytechnic - ms fe(financial engineering)
hofstra - mba, ms finance
st. johns - mba
pace - mba, ms financial management, ms investment managment
nyit - mba
baruch -mba, ms fe
long island - mba
stony brook - mba
fordham - mba, ms quantitative finance</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>What's your goal? If you want to be in a respectable bank on Wall Street, then Columbia and NYU are your only real options. If you simply want to be in "finance", for instance in the corporate finance division of a manufacturing company, then any school should be fine as long as you have the necessary skills and the acumen to present yourself well.</p>
<p>OK, lets have a minor update here. Because of my lack of work experience, I am looking at the MBA in Finance programs that the following universities offer:</p>
<p>Hofstra University
St. John's University
Pace University</p>
<p>So how would you rate these 3 specifically? Are they worth it? Do you think that it would be better for me to get an MS in Finance instead and after some good work experience I apply to a more prestigious school for an MBA? Your opinions will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>New</a> York Campus : Tepper School of Business</p>
<p>Tepper - Carnegie Mellon's MSCF program is top notch....</p>
<p>But do get some work experience and apply to some top B schools in 2-3 years.</p>
<p>I am interested in General Finance. Besides that, I don't have the backround for an MS in Financial Engineering/Quantitative Finance.</p>
<p>Got accepted into the MBA (Finance) programs at St. John's, Pace and Hofsta. I would appreciate your opinion on which one to attend.</p>
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<p>I have to completely disagree with this assessment (months later). The avg salaries from the schools mentioned here are around 68-70k per year. Your starting salary in corporate finance from a top 20 university will be $20-30k higher than what you will get from one of these universities. That's not even considering that these universities are all located in NYC and thus the salaries are inflated...ie if you adjusted these salaries for cost of living, they would look even worse. Also, you will receive a lot more options from a top business school, and given that you have no work experience, you probably do not REALLY know what you want to do in life.</p>
<p>Were you accepted into MS Finance programs or just MBA programs? Personally, if you are just considering MBA programs, I'd recommend that you just get a job instead and look at MBA programs after receiving some work experience.</p>
<p>I agree with you VectorWega but I have to attend one of these right now, because of various reasons. I would just like some feedback on which one to pick from these 3. Thanks.</p>
<p>i have to think Baruch would be your best bet of a non top school if you want to work in NYC.</p>
<p>I could be accepted to the Flex-time MBA (not the Full-time Honors) program but that is not an option, for now at least.</p>