LSE vs LBS vs INSEAD

Hey pietro0000,

First of all, Congratulations on your admits!

Well, it is very clear that you are super-inclined towards Finance, so I don't recommend pursuing the INSEAD MiM at this point, if you want to go for an MFin degree later.

Yes, INSEAD has a strong global brand, but you must also make sure that the program you pick should be inclined towards your long term career goals.

A Masters in Finance followed by a few years of work experience, and then an MBA (if you feel the need for it) is more practical.

Both LBS, LSE have a strong reputation across London, Asian And Middle East Countries - you cannot go wrong with either.
Depending upon your career objectives I think LBS Might have an edge in comparison to LSE.
In fact, LBS has an outstanding employment rate of 93% with an average salary of €65,555. Also, the top recruiting sector is known to be finance followed by Consulting and technology. On the other hand, LSE’s MSc Finance has a 90% employment rate with top recruiting companies like Standard Chartered Bank and JP Morgan.
Overall, LBS MFA would be a better choice for you.

Let me know if you have any other queries regarding this.

Hope this helped!

Insead MiM is generally good for consulting and management, so given your goal, MiM may not be a top choice for you. If it were Insead MBA, then you would want to strongly consider MBA.

LBS MFA and LSE MFin are both great for VC and PE careers. Pick for one of them based on opportunity cost, well established network in geography you want to work in, and expected renumeration.

Good luck

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LBS is more prestigious and more professional.
100% LBS

Hello All, I think the answer can be ascertained by the following statistics from a renowned professional platform LINKEDIN. Almost majority of the people from all these top 3 business schools are working within the same industry and same employer. From these statistics, it can be said that graduates from whether LBS, LSE or INSEAD get the financial and management position at the TOP employers (almost same - as below) in their respective countries or abroad.

LSE Alumni (Where they work???)
560 HSBC
541 Goldman Sachs
505 EY
499 Citi
390 J.P. Morgan
385 UBS
363 Morgan Stanley
254 JPMorgan Chase & Co.
224 Deutsche Bank
208 Bank of America Merrill Lynch
199 Bloomberg LP
198 Deloitte
192 BlackRock
178 Barclays Investment Bank
168 Barclays

LSE 28,691 alumni on LINKEDIN--- Where they live???
10,292 United Kingdom
7,233 London, United Kingdom
5,210 United States
2,265 Greater New York City Area
1,566 Pakistan
1,069 Hong Kong
795 Germany
774 Singapore
715 Spain
556 India
542 Australia
486 Switzerland
405 France
399 United Arab Emirates
371 San Francisco Bay Area


LBS Alumni (Where they work???)
196 HSBC
129 Citi
107 EY
99 Goldman Sachs
97 London Business School
96 UBS
92 Deutsche Bank
89 Morgan Stanley
74 J.P. Morgan
54 Barclays
47 American Express
42 JPMorgan Chase & Co.
39 BlackRock
38 Credit Suisse
32 Lloyds Banking Group

LBS 9,687 alumni - Where they live???
3,650 United Kingdom
2,672 London, United Kingdom
969 United States
413 Greater New York City Area
407 Pakistan
304 Germany
286 United Arab Emirates
251 Hong Kong
245 Switzerland
238 Australia
235 India
223 Saudi Arabia
204 China
180 Netherlands
178 Singapore

INSEAD Alumni (Where they work???)
119 EY
78 UBS
70 HSBC
59 INSEAD
55 Citi
55 IFC - International Finance Corporation
52 Macquarie Group
46 PwC
44 L'Oréal
42 Deutsche Bank
39 Mastercard
33 Nedbank
31 Credit Suisse
31 Standard Chartered Bank
30 Accenture

INSEAD 8,335 alumni - Where they live???
1,079 United Kingdom
768 London, United Kingdom
665 France
612 United States
540 Netherlands
530 Germany
492 Paris Area, France
484 Singapore
430 Switzerland
296 Australia
264 Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
264 Greater New York City Area
241 Denmark
240 Zürich Area, Switzerland
237 United Arab Emirates