<p>Can’t really tell – can you be more specific about your ‘common job in finance’?</p>
<p>How about a financial analyst for a corporation?</p>
<p>You probably won’t need that much math, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Would MFin or MFE be a good route if I want to specialize in risk/decision analysis in corporate settings outside of banks?</p>
<p>CMU and UC Berkeley MS Financial Engineering programs are very good.</p>
<p>The only ranking that I am aware of is from Global Derivatives ( bit stale).You can access the ranking on URL given below:
[Global</a> Derivatives v3.0 - Quantitative Masters Rankings (2003-04)](<a href=“global-derivatives.com”>global-derivatives.com)</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>In the UK, Oxford’s MSc in Financial Economics is very well respected. </p>
<p>Other UK unis that offer excellent MSc Finance are Cambridge, Warwick and LSE.</p>
<p>mcp, thanks for the link.</p>
<p>I have just found out that the MFE of Berkeley-Haas is way superior to the MBA. The program accepts only around 65 students but all of whom are top caliber students having an average GMAT score of 735. Here’s some of the stats i’ve gathered for the MFE:</p>
<p>Admissions
Students Applications Received: 474
Enrolled Students: 65</p>
<p>Enrollment Profile
Countries Represented: 20
Average Age: 28
Average Years of Post-University
Experience: 4.01
Undergraduate Institutions
Represented: 46
Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.60
Graduate Institutions
Represented: 36
Degrees H eld
Bachelor’s: 41%
Master’s: 34%
Ph.D: 25%</p>
<p>2008 Full-time Employment Statistics
Industry-leading Results
Total Offers: 96
Total Students with Offers: 63
% of Students with Offers: 100%
(63 of 64 looking for full-time employment)
Total Students Placed: 61
% of Students Placed: 97%
(63 of 64 looking for full-time employment)</p>
<p>Average First-year Compensation: $153,073
Median First-year Compensation: $147,500
Average First-year Bonus: $52,288
Median First-year Bonus: $46,000
Average First-year Base Salary: $105,061
Median First-year Base Salary: $100,00</p>
<p><a href=“http://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/download/mfe_prog_guide_2010.pdf[/url]”>http://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/download/mfe_prog_guide_2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>“Way superior to the MBA” is a stretch. They both have their merits. If you are a mathlete who lost their virginity at 26 then yes, maybe it is. The programs attract VERY different types of applicants. I’d go for a H/S/W MBA way before I’d go for a Berkeley MFE, but some might disagree.</p>
<p>top MFE admissions - can you get a 780+ Quant GRE score?</p>
<p>top MBA admissions - could you one day lead a major corporation?</p>
<p>^ It’s a new program having been founded only less than a decade ago, so the oldest alumni aren’t that “old” yet. But I surmise, these people are working hard to get there. The profile of that admitted students is top-class. Many have solid work experience and master’s degree. Some do even have PhDs. And, many come from the top undergrad schools in France, Japan, South Korea, China, India and US. Over 100% job offers were registered and the starting pay of fresh grads is substantially higher than some of the best MBA schools in the world. Because it’s only 1 year, you’d have faster ROI. Looks to me is the real deal. But then again, if you have poor mathematical and quantitative skills, this isn’t the program for you.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of MFin programs in the U.S. in international finance or that at least offer some kind of concentration in international finance? Based on my research so far, it looks like the Masters programs in international finance are all overseas, whereas MFin programs in the U.S. offer courses in international finance but no concentrations per se.</p>
<p>Many thanks in advance for your feedback.</p>
<p>I don’t know of any in the US (and I’ve looked).</p>
<p>Sorry that I’m not contributing to the discussion in any way but…
This thread has finally moved beyond the second page. Whenever I look at the MBA section, this thread seems to always be at the top but never seems to get longer! Congratulations… finally!</p>
<p>Hi,
Does anyone knows what the Mfin at the University of Florida worth ?
My top goal would be Princeton but when i look at the acceptance rate, I want to consider some others…
The only ranking available is the one of Global Derivative but it s from 2004…too old…
Any Idea of some good other program (not engineer finance) ??</p>
<p>Thx !!</p>
<p>Btw my profile:
3.7 GPA BA in Finance
1 year full time experience with a big Investment Bank
730 gmat
good records on portfolio management</p>
<p>i was looking at Kansas master of finance and they have 16 hours of prereq is this normal?</p>
<p>“Btw my profile:
3.7 GPA BA in Finance
1 year full time experience with a big Investment Bank
730 gmat
good records on portfolio management”</p>
<p>Why don’t you shot for a more well-known program like UCLA or even Columbia? Those are some pretty good stats you got there!</p>
<p>I m actually gonna try to apply to some good like Princeton but my problem is that I dont have such a Mathematical background (like a engineer or a math BA), I m a finance BA with a good level in Maths but not amazing…so I guess I cannot consider all the finance engineer and very quantitative one.
Thats why I m trying to have ideas about the best masters in Finance which are not Financial Engineering or Financial Mathematics.</p>
<p>I know princeton is the best one after that I m having problem to find some other good ones…</p>
<p>So if anybody is willing to help 
you are very wellcome !</p>
<p>How’s your TOEFL?</p>
<p>Regarding Princeton, I don’t know how much maths have you done over the years, but you’d need a very solid understanding of them (multivariable calc + linear algebra + probability & statistics). Even advanced courses like mathematical analysis and stochastic processes are increasingly becoming the norm for entering students. My point is, since you’ll be doing a lot of the same stuff again within the program, you’d need to ask yourself if this is the direction you want to be going.</p>
<p>It’s interesting with Masters in Finance programs, since most US universities usually offer them in the form of MBA with specialization in Finance. However, there’s that work experience barrier that usually scares away people. I’d suggest that you look into that avenue as well, considering that you have some work experience (or better, wait a little bit to even solidify your app).</p>
<p>That said, if you insist, some of the well known programs in finance are actually located in the UK. LSE MSc. in Finance and Economics is a top program that feeds into finance jobs in the City of London. LBS MFin also has fantastic reputation and curriculum. Oxford has a MPhil in Finance, which gives you more of that old school prestige but less of actual proximity to the city. Cambridge also has MFin, but they might require a minimum of 2 years working experience.</p>
<p>anilag:</p>
<p>Wharton, NYU, U of Florida, U of Illinois</p>
<p>These are the schools that make sense for you.</p>
<p>Well, I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one looking for advice about MSF schools. Indeed, there doesn’t seem to be an reliable, published ranking for MSF schools, which would be handy when deciding which ones to apply to… I’m currently a junior at a small liberal arts school finishing a BS in Financial Economics. Like some others here, I would love to go into finance, specifically corporate finance (capital structure, project analysis, etc.), but I’m having trouble distinguishing between quantitative schools/degrees and simple corporate finance degrees. Like others, a guiding principle is that I do not want to be a quant…and would love to go somewhere significant in the business world. However, with no relevant AND significant prior work experience for application to top MBA schools I’m looking for an entry into the field I enjoy that is open to me immediately after graduation. </p>
<p>So, any further advice than that already given on what schools might fulfill what I’m looking for? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>