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re: MS in Finance?
Posted on 9/28/12 at 9:53 am to acgeaux129
Posted on 9/28/12 at 9:53 am to acgeaux129
I'm a few months away from finishing my MBA. From my perspective I'd argue that the MS Finance would be a better choice if Investment Banking is your preferred route.
Like the other posters have noted, IB is a tough field to break into. The high dollar jobs are largely funneled to Ivy's and those with family connections.
The MBA curriculum touches everything from Accounting and Finance to Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. The MBA is fantastic if you are looking for a C level or Senior Management position in a non-financial organization.
If I were hiring someone in IB I'd much prefer an MS Finance over an MBA seeing as how the MS Finance curriculum is devoted to key financial concepts.
As for the debt part, I'm of the opinion that name recognition plays a role if you finish from those top 10% B-schools. The return seems much lower once you slip past the elite schools.
Like the other posters have noted, IB is a tough field to break into. The high dollar jobs are largely funneled to Ivy's and those with family connections.
The MBA curriculum touches everything from Accounting and Finance to Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. The MBA is fantastic if you are looking for a C level or Senior Management position in a non-financial organization.
If I were hiring someone in IB I'd much prefer an MS Finance over an MBA seeing as how the MS Finance curriculum is devoted to key financial concepts.
As for the debt part, I'm of the opinion that name recognition plays a role if you finish from those top 10% B-schools. The return seems much lower once you slip past the elite schools.
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Posted on 9/28/12 at 10:37 am to wiltznucs
I agree that if you wanna go into finance a MS Finance would be better. Its simple, you take way more Finance or accoutning classes in the MS. I had a 36 hr MS program and I took 30 hours Fin, 3 PhD lvl econ/math and 3 hrs acct. I wish I would have done more accounting but if I did MBA I wouldnt have come close to those numbers. It would be ab 12 hrs Fin, and 9 hrs acct max.
Posted on 9/28/12 at 11:58 am to wiltznucs
quote:Hijack, I recently moved to the 813. I love the area.
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