金融工程硕士MFE program 比较

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最近有好几个朋友都成功申请到了美国金融工程硕士录取，而且不止一个AD，赞，问到如何选择项目的问题，于是产生了此贴。
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MFE - University of California, Berkeleyhttp://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/

Positives

• Housed in the Haas Business school which promotes the MFE program
• More business oriented perspective
• Balanced program instead of being math or computation focused
• Tailored FE program is helpful to students with non-finance background
• Excellent reputation in NYC
• Strong alumni network and the UCB brand name
• 1 year program, march-march session
• program fee ~ $47,000 (partial internship offset + lower living costs)

Other Features

• Location – west coast (Away from the financial hub of NYC)
• Bigger class size (60) – Director plays an important role in placements to offset locational disadvantage
• Sponsoring this course is made easier by Haas: loans are available to even international students without any credit requirements.

Best suited for:
• Mid-career professionals with some prior work exprerience (relevant preferred)/PhDs/Fresh graduates with steller academic records and some exposure to the industry. The average entrant age is 29 years.


MSCF – Carnegie Mellon University, New York/Pittsburgh

Positives

• Excellent placement services, Housed in the Tepper Business school
• Business perspective
• Computational finance focused
• Tailored FE program is helpful to students with non-finance background
• Excellent reputation in NYC
• Manageable class size split (35+35)
• Strong alumni network
• Special Networking opportunities for NYC campus
• Financial aid/waiver available for some

Other Features

• Program fee ~ $63,000 (partial internship offset + aid/schol for some)
• 1.5 year program, September to January session
• Limited access to professors (NYC Campus)

Best suited for:
• Mid-career professionals with some prior work exprerience (relevant preferred)/Fresh graduates with steller academic records



MSMF – New York University

Positives

• NYC placement (100% record)
• Excellent reputation of the Mathematics dept (Great names)
• Structured curriculum as opposed to wide range of electives
• Mathematics focused yet practical
• Excellent reputation in NYC
• Small class size (30)

Other Features

• Program fee ~ $45,000 (internship offset but Higher NYC living costs)
• Lesser university brand name worldwide than some of the ivy’s
• 1.5 year program, September to January session

Best suited for:
• Freshers with excellent mathematical background/Professionals with 1-2 years of experience


MSFM – Stanford University

Positives

• Reputation of Stanford and GSB world over
• Exclusivity (hard to get into)
• Great range of electives/flexibility
• Program fee ~ $35,000 (Internship + Lowest total expenses + Lower living costs)
• Small class size (25)
• Flexible duration, 9 months – 1.5 years

Other Features

• Location – west coast
• Very Mathematically rigorous
• Program not evolved fully, sailing on Stanford brand

Best suited for:
• Freshers with excellent mathematical background/Professionals with 1-2 years of experience


MFin – Princeton University
Positives

• Reputed as the best Masters in Finance program (not FE)
• Exclusivity (very hard to get into)
• Greatest range of electives/flexibility including FE and Asset Management tracks
• Employment opportunities in IBD (Corp Fin) as well as Quant Finance
• Stress on economics
• Program fee ~ $35,000 per year (Internship + Lower living costs)
• Smallest class size (25)

Other Features

• Duration maybe 1 or 2 years (depends on the admissions committee)
• Theoretical focus
• Program not evolved fully, sailing on Princeton brand

Best suited for:
• Freshers with excellent mathematical background/Mid career professionals with 1-5 years of experience

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