COMPARE University of Washington MSCFRM vs Fordham University MSQF vs University of Southern California MSMF

Rank
Program
Total Score
Peer Score
Employed at Graduation (%)
Employed at 3 months (%)
Base salary
Cohort Size
Acceptance Rate (%)
Tuition
Rank
15
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2025
Fordham University New York, NY 10023
5.00 star(s) 13 reviews
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15
2025
Fordham University
65
2.4
75
100
117K
39
58.93
105.5K
Rank
16
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2025
University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195
4.95 star(s) 40 reviews
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16
2025
University of Washington
62
2.5
53
72
109.2K
30
24.05
50.93K
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90007
0.00 star(s) 0 reviews
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-
2020
University of Southern California
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2
20
73
-
27
17.83
72.93K
Joined
3/19/12
Messages
1
Points
11
Till now I've got 3 ads, MSMF@USC, MS Comp-Fi@UW, MSQF@Fordham, respectively. And I'm looking forward suggestions sincerely.

USC's program is the one with the best rankings in the three. But its location is not so good as Fordham. (Is Los Angeles really a bad place to find a FE job? ) I just want to find a job after my graduation, so the factors which may affect this are very important to me, such as reputation, strength and location.

I do not refuse to pursue a PHD after MS because PHD is quite valued in my country and Stats of UW is very strong. And Fordham also provide the opportunity to go on a PHD in Finance.

And the last factor is the cost. Fordham is much more expensive than the other two, which makes this program hard to choose...

So, given that job>PHD>cost, which program might be more suitable for me? And what personal qualities do matter in job hunting?

Thanks!

BTW, I'm still waiting results from MSFM@Chicago, MAMF@Columbia, MEFE@Cornell, MSF(Quant Track)@WUSTL, MSFE@UMich and MSMF@BU.
 
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