MSc Fin for 10+ yrs of experience

Question

Hello,

I have 12 yrs of experience and I already hold an executive MBA degree from my country; but I have decided that I want to do a MSc in Finance to keep studying and improve my skills.

Considering only US and Canada, and apart of MIT and Princenton (both are a must...)
Does someone knows a top school with a more experienced class profile?

I am also considering MSc financial Economics at University of Toronto, I haven´t found info about them anywhere but in their site...

Thank you very much in advance

MSFHQ · Answer

What was your work experience to this date and why do you want an MSF? The problem is the only reason to do an MSF is to get into investment banking/trading and those areas of work will not necessarily value 10 years of XYZ type experience and an MBA.

With that said, the UT MSF is a great program. They have placements on their website and they look very good. Queens University also has a program you might want to look at.

Gatoxico · Answer

Thank you Anthony!

I study Computer's Engineering, and I have a multifunctional experience in ascending responsability.
I have been in IT as Network Administrator, DBA then move to Database Marketing, Actuarial Analysis, Sales Operations, Business Intelligence and now I am National Branch Director in an Insurance Company in Chile.

My idea to study a MSF is mostly to have fun, I discovered during my MBA that I really like Portfolio Management and Macroeconomics, and I would love to secure a job in that area, but as you mentioned, I know it would be very difficult to do it in the same salary I am earning right now...

Maye it would help me to apply as manager in a finance department of a company and then scale back... but my idea so far is to have a sabbatical year studying something I like, and share the experience with people more or less in my same stage of life...

I visited your site, it has a lot of useful information. Thank you for doing the reaserch and sharing it!!

MSFHQ · Answer

I would either a PT MSF so you can keep working or do a full time program and study for the actuarial exams while you are going through the program. Since you have experience in that area it would be a great synergy. You can find a lot of work at insurance firms that would love your combinations of experience.

rwkTX · Answer

Gatoxico,

I've been in the hunt for a similar program and have not found anything that's a good fit. The MIT, Berkeley, and Princeton programs are all aimed at people with less experience, though the MIT program has quite an age range. The consensus seems to be that, if you want to focus on Finance and study in the US, a MBA from a finance-focused school (e.g., Chicago, NYU) is the best fit.

I personally have applied to the MiF program at LBS, the Stanford Sloan Fellows program, and the Global Finance Masters program via NYU and HKUST and am awaiting feedback from all three.

If you identify other good options, please share them with me

MSc Fin for 10+ yrs of experience

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