When is getting a Masters in Finance more valuable than an MBA?

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Sick man^ I have no inclination to pursue either, but quant oriented funds (DE Shaw, Point72, etc .) pref that over an MBA. Take your blinders off VP.. your IB is showing

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I know someone who jumped from an IT role to a research role via MSF. If you want something more quantitative/analytical, then MSF is the way to go. If you want to go super technical/quant then the MFE, MS in math/CS, potentially PhD track is your best bet

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I did an MSF. It’s usually just the finance classes from the MBA (cuts out the pricing, ops, speaking fluff classes; though we had a little exposure to each). There are more quant focused programs as mentioned by IBA1, with a different target career path

Do top schools offer MSF programs now? I always think of an MBA as 90% for the networking and I feel the MSF is less-good for that.

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