What masters degree would you recommend? I’m in Big 4 Risk Consulting (6th month) and currently researching on masters programs in Canada, US and EU. I would like to pursue something technical (combo with regulation/law would be great too) in about 1.5 years that complements by Risk and Reg consulting career. I don’t really want to do an MBA since I already pursued Business in my undergrad + it’s very expensive. (Also my undergrad grades are really bad, I was able to make it to consulting cuz of

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…..Cuz of my prior banking experience of 2 years.

Really depends on where you’re planning to work. A master in EU law for example is not as useful in Canada.

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Maybe data science? It's versatile and can be interdisciplinary, so you may be able to combine it with law

Any particular programs that you might recommend?

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