MSF programs by B-school ranking in 2017
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09 Mar 2018, 01:19
Personally, when choosing a MSF program, some important information should be taken in consideration, especially for international students.
1) invest and return ratio
2) reputation of the university (global ranking and national ranking)
3) reputation of the B-school
4) reputation of the program
5) Location, whether big city (It decides the living convenience and intern/work opportunity)
6) Whether STEM designed (People want to stay in US must think about this)
7) class size and international student percent
8) the specializing area of the program (whether it's consistent with your carrer plan)
9) alumni resources
Then, select some suitable programs and compare your profile(GPA, TOEFL/IELTS,GMAT/GRE) with the class profile on the official website if existing.
Some internships/research showing your career interest and career plan are helpful.
Recommendation letter from your professor or director in work are great. If you can obtain the rec letter from a professor of your ideal university and he knows you so much. It's more preferable.
Hope ur comment can help me make a more precise opinion.
Rank School name Locations Name STEM Full Time Length Tuitions Class Size Starting Salaries International %
#4Tie Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Cambridge, MA Master of Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $76,600 90 $77,845 90%
#12Tie Duke University (Fuqua) Durham, NC Master of Quantitative Management (Finance Track) STEM Full Time 12 months $65,000 N/A N/A N/A
#14 University of Virginia (Darden) Charlottesville, VA M.S. in Commerce (Finance Track) No Full Time 12 months $49,920 31 $69,412 20%
#17 University of Texas—Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $48,000 50 $64,720 N/A
#21Tie Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) St. Louis, MO Master of Science in Finance (MSFC track) No Full Time 12 months $59,800 29 $65,000 28%
#24 University of Southern California (Marshall) Los Angeles, CA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $64,008 32 $67,000 44%
#25Tie Arizona State University (Carey) Tempe, AZ Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $52,700 62 N/A 58%
#25Tie Vanderbilt University (Owen) Nashville, TN MS Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $51,900 50 $68,179 26%
#27Tie Ohio State University (Fisher) Columbus, OH Specialized Master in Finance No Full Time 12 months $56,661 45 $58,000 73%
#32Tie University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (Carlson) Minneapolis, MN Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $52,260 27 N/A 93%
#37 Michigan State University (Broad) East Lansing, MI Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $39,600 N/A N/A N/A
#38Tie Texas A&M University—College Station (Mays) College Station, TX Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $44,000 50 $70,430 30%
#38Tie University of Texas—Dallas Richardson, TX Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $45,000 384 N/A 80%
#40Tie University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 18 months $59,364 118 N/A 89%
#43 University of Rochester (Simon) Rochester, NY MS in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $59,364 180 $59,000 N/A
#44Tie Boston College (Carroll) Chestnut Hill, MA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $48,360 77 $68,333 69%
#44Tie University of California—Irvine (Merage) Irvine, CA Master of Finance No Full Time 12 months $55,000 N/A N/A N/A
#47 University of Maryland—College Park (Smith) College Park, MD Master of Finance No Full Time 24 months $64,507 N/A $75,000 N/A
#49 University of Arizona (Eller) Tucson, AZ Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $50,673 N/A N/A N/A
#50Tie Purdue University—West Lafayette (Krannert) West Lafayette, IN Master of Science Degree with a concentration in Finance No Full Time 12 months $48,500 51 $65,000 N/A
#50Tie Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Newark, NJ Master of Financial Analysis STEM Full Time 12 months $59,593 N/A N/A N/A
#52 Southern Methodist University (Cox) Dallas, TX Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $50,204 52 N/A 25%
#53 University of Pittsburgh (Katz) Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $39,068 26 N/A 92%
#54Tie Northeastern University Boston, MA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $45,390 85 N/A 96%
#54Tie University of Alabama (Manderson) Tuscaloosa, AL Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $37,263 25 N/A N/A
#57Tie CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College (Zicklin) New York, NY Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $23,400 51 N/A N/A
#57Tie University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $66,500 23 N/A N/A
#57Tie University of Utah (Eccles) Salt Lake City, UT Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $52,000 88 $67,943 40%
#65Tie Iowa State University Ames, IA Master of Finance No Full Time 12 months $36,150 20 N/A N/A
#65Tie Pepperdine University (Graziadio) Malibu, CA Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $71,700 N/A N/A N/A
#65Tie University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Master of Science in Financial Risk Management STEM Full Time 18 months $45,576 151 N/A N/A
#69Tie Babson College (Olin) Babson Park, MA Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $51,540 N/A N/A N/A
#73Tie Fordham University (Gabelli) New York, NY Master of Science in Global Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $50,292 169 N/A 76%
#73Tie Tulane University (Freeman) New Orleans, LA Master of Finance STEM Full Time 18 months $58,606 184 N/A 93%
#73Tie University at Buffalo—SUNY Buffalo, NY Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 18 months $37,872 40 N/A N/A
#77Tie Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead) Cleveland, OH Master of Science in Management-Finance No Full Time 12 months $52,700 132 N/A 87%
#79Tie University of Cincinnati (Lindner) Cincinnati, OH Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $28,796 N/A N/A N/A
#79Tie University of Colorado—Boulder (Leeds) Boulder, CO Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $51,288 N/A N/A N/A
#82 University of California—San Diego (Rady) San Diego, CA Master of Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $63,550 137 N/A 92%
#83Tie Auburn University (Harbert) Auburn, AL Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $45,360 N/A N/A N/A
#83Tie Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 18 months $51,741 N/A N/A N/A
#86Tie University of Kentucky (Gatton) Lexington, KY Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $36,486 N/A N/A N/A
#88Tie Drexel University (LeBow) Philadelphia, PA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 24 months $61,506 N/A N/A N/A
#88Tie Syracuse University (Whitman) Syracuse, NY Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $43,290 N/A N/A 100%
#91Tie Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) Rochester, NY Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $41,804 N/A $59,650 N/A
#93Tie DePaul University (Kellstadt) Chicago, IL Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 12 months $36,720 N/A N/A 100%
#93Tie University of California—Riverside (Anderson) Riverside, CA Master of Finance No Full Time 12 months $57,984 40 N/A 73%
#93Tie University of Houston (Bauer) Houston, TX Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $55,000 N/A N/A N/A
Johns Hopkins University (Carey) Baltimore, MD Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $66,500 492 N/A 96%
Brandeis International Business School Waltham, MA Master of Science in Finance STEM Full Time 18 months $84,042 N/A N/A N/A
Villanova University Villanova, PA Master of Science in Finance No Full Time 12 months $42,160 N/A $68,300 25%