Makes sense.
"Just wait before they offer MBA/MFE/PhD combo. Or maybe MBA/MFE/JD track. "
--Funny, I could actually see someone offering this.
I know that I am going to catch alot of flack for this, but I would love to have the option for and MBA/MFE/JD or MBA/MFE/DBA [ok, lets just call it the Instant Hedge Fund Program], but that is because that is one of the major milestones that I would like to achieve. Sounds hokie, but it is true.
And I think that anyone who is serious about taking a leadership and management role should consider doing both an MBA and MFE. My school preferences are Kent [hey they have an excellent up an coming program and actually put an emphasis on algorithms AND actual trading. Plus I am from Ohio, so in my opinion they should continue to rise up the rankings, but that is another story.], Baruch... [Best bang for the buck is hard to argue with], Stevens [Convenience of breaking the progam down into Certificates and all online makes their pricing ALMOST WORTH passing up the other two] NYU [All of their Quant Programs], Columbia [Same], and MIT's MBA in Finance w/ Financial Engineering emphasis.
Baruch and Stevens have unique value propositions that every other school should consider soon. Baruch has such a small tuition expense in comparison to other programs but is so selective, the type of educator and student that attracts is will always keep them positioned at the top. Conversely, Stevens making both their MBA-TM w/ Financial Engineering emphasis and their MS in Financial Engineering available entirely online are just outstanding in meeting the reality of many students constraints on time and resources. And the fact that you can take you're MBA-TM w/ Financial Engineering's emphasis credits, collect another graduate certificate w/in the discipline and have you MS in Financial Engineering speaks right to the heart of whether there is value in obtaining both. Why bother figuring it out when you can have both with the smallest amount of comparable time elapsed???
But Alas, I want the confirmation of experience with pitting my work against live market data in a lab environment -- specifically in the Futures and Forex Markets. For that to be obtainable, I am forced to work with Kent. BTW/ if Anyone from NYU, Columbia, or Stevens is reading this, My technology experience is predominantly virtualization and security, so lets talk about making more seats available to those interested [along with more flexible course offerings] through VDI -- desktop virtualization.