COMPARE NYU MSMF vs Cornell MFE vs Columbia MAFN

[Eluveitie]

How about the pros and cons of these programs?
Are they in the same tier?

 

[mhy]

***These are only opinions***

NYU:
Pros: Highly reputed applied math department. Quality instruction from both academics and practitioners (some of the senior quants at banks lecture here). Dual MBA also available.

Cons: Expensive. Length(1yr)-not sure if this is flexible though. Also NYU now includes Poly which may or may not have diluted the brand value.

Columbia MAFN:
Pros: Ivy league, practitioners in faculty, strong placement although they don't release much stats.

Cons: You're kind of on your own - career services supposedly aren't that good. May be too theoretical since it's in the math department. Also there are multiple MS programs at Columbia (MSOR, MSFE, MAFN).

Cornell FE:
Pros: Ivy league, more focused on FE.

Cons: Not as good brand name as Columbia. Far from New York so you will be doing a lot of traveling. Expensive.

 

[Eluveitie]

Thanks a lot. How about Chicago MSMF? I have a friend studying there. But he says that the school focuses too much on mathematics, which is not well related with finance. There are also not many practitioners teaching in Chicago.

 

[mhy]

I would put Chicago in a tier below those three.

 

[xxxiecong]

I got admitted in those two programs. I am trying to decide which one to choose.
Cornell seems like to have a better job placement rate (100% summer intern and full-time last year and its career service is very responsible) However, since I already live in NYC, I don't want to move there for one year and move back to the city for last semester.
Columbia U MathFin program has more flexibilities to take classes in other programs and CU has better location, but the job placement rate doesn't seem good. And, I feel like too many programs in columbia are competing for the same job market. But, according to the new ranking, it actually ranks ahead of Cornell's program, which Im very surprised.
And, I am still waiting for the NYU program.

Anyone has any suggestions about which programs to pick?

 

[emperorguangyuyang]

the ranking is already out-of-date.....

 

[ShapeShifter]

I am thinking about the same question...

 

[david paul]

cornell university has a 100% job placement because students will go to citi group for summer intern without paid, if students get no jobs in summer.