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Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
 25 Oct 2009, 13:19
A few weeks ago I was on a train studying for the GMAT, this grad school recruiter for the MS Financial Engineering program at NYU-Poly was trying to sell the program to me. I was going to go for an MBA in Finance. He basically said that it was better than an MBA because you can't get a job with an MBA now. I wasn't going to apply yet anyway, so I don't know how the economic situation now will make that much of a difference. Still I wanted to know about your thoughts on an MS vs. MBA and Financial Engineering vs. Finance. I know that Financial Engineering is not the same thing. Anyone know about job prospects and salary for financial engineering. Thanks!
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 14:15
MBa finance : U know 1 miles wide stuff with 1 feet deep knowledge . (
MS in FE .. u know 1 feet stuff with 1 mile deep knowledge.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 15:38
pittgreek wrote: MBa finance : U know 1 miles wide stuff with 1 feet deep knowledge . (
MS in FE .. u know 1 feet stuff with 1 mile deep knowledge.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 16:12
Specialist (finance) vs. generalist (mba)
FWIW, a friend & VP at a fund was telling me I should definitely get a masters in finance rather than an MBA. Unfortunately, I'm not that big on a career in finance, so I passed - but it depends on your career goals.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 16:47
lsmba wrote: Specialist (finance) vs. generalist (mba)
FWIW, a friend & VP at a fund was telling me I should definitely get a masters in finance rather than an MBA. Unfortunately, I'm not that big on a career in finance, so I passed - but it depends on your career goals. Thanks. So an MS in Finance is better if you want to go into finance? However, I think it would in fact be valuable to have a general education at the MBA level. Even something like marketing that I know pretty well considering it was my major, I would love to take an MBA level class in it. Although this is in financial engineering. Anyone know about this field? Also is it actually easier to get a job in?
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
07 Dec 2009, 07:19
I did an MFE at one of the Ivy League school, and I am now working in a bulge bracket banks on the wall st. - not in M&A though
I would say that if you just want to get your feet into wall st- and sure in this economy is not an easy thing, MS in Financial Engineering gives you a better credential compared to some 21-year-old kid straight out of college.
However, this is just to get your foot into the door. From what I am seeing here, people with VP levels above, about 80% of them all have some big titles MBA....
Hope that gives you some idea.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
07 Dec 2009, 07:29
richardkliao wrote: I did an MFE at one of the Ivy League school, and I am now working in a bulge bracket banks on the wall st. - not in M&A though
I would say that if you just want to get your feet into wall st- and sure in this economy is not an easy thing, MS in Financial Engineering gives you a better credential compared to some 21-year-old kid straight out of college.
However, this is just to get your foot into the door. From what I am seeing here, people with VP levels above, about 80% of them all have some big titles MBA....
Hope that gives you some idea. Thanks for your help.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
07 Jan 2010, 15:26
my two cents:
MS in FE at a top 5 school will get you into wall street in a research role dominated by Phds.
MS in FE at an okay school may not get you into wall street.
PhD in FE/Finance will get you into wall street in research.
MBA in a top 5 school will get you into wall street if you're good in research, trading, or M&A.
MBA elsewhere may not help you get into wall street.
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
30 Aug 2011, 22:27
I am also confused between MS Finance and Master of Financial Engineering!. If I go for MFE, then how about the placement? Actually, its a big money we need to contribute. Any suggestion ? Which is better MS Finance or Master of Financial Engineering?
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Re: Ms in Financial Engineering vs. MBA in Finance? [#permalink]
21 Sep 2012, 07:55
thank for sharing !!
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