Duke MQM vs LBS MAM

Hello everyone,

I have been admitted to Duke master's in quantitative management and LBS master's in analytics and management, both are without scholarships and focus on data science/machine lerning.
About me: Undergraduate student in Germany with Chinese background.
Early career goal: data scientist in finance or consulting, preferabley in the US. Tech-industry would be my secondary choice.
Now I can't decide between these two and need your help.

Duke pro: (in declining impotance)
I prefer to live in the US so an american school should have the upper edge
MQM with finance track instead of general business courses at LBS
Strong alumni network in consulting
Warm culture

Duke con:
Not so strong in finance, less opportunities for on-campus recruiting
Very short program (10 months). As an undergraduate student, I prefer longer programs.
Durham is a small city with less job opportunies

LBS pro:
Stronger brand name? In Europe definitely, I'm not sure about the situation in the US. Globally, LBS might be considered slightly higher in reputation?
High reputation in finance (IB)
Very strong location

LBS con:
Completely new program: In Summer 2019, MAM will be offered for the first time at LBS. So I am worried about the quality of the program, even though LBS is a strong brand name.
Since I prefer to live in the US, the chance for me to find a job there after graduation from LBS is marginal
Contains seveval courses in general management, such as marketing and organisation, which I am not interested in at all.

LBS has Less tuition fee (about 45000 USD in contrast to 65000 USD at Duke), but higher living costs, so the expense should be about the same. My Chinese friends suggest me to go to Duke while my German friends are all for LBS.


Thanks for your anwsers!