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I do agree! But I am concerned about the job opportunities provided to Umich ms students, comparing to Cornell's IVY reputation. Do you think Cornell's career resources and reputation will offset the disadvantage of being a one-year MPS degree? or do the employers care more about the reputation of the program itself?

I got accepted to these two programs but found it so hard to decide which program to attend. I am an international student, and I want to get a job in the US after the graduation. I am currently a senior student at a TOP 40 US college double majoring in Maths and Econ. Umich's applied stats seems better from the academic's perspective, but I cannot find any job placement statistics of the students of this program. I am not sure if this program is helpful for getting jobs. Cornell MPS is more career-oriented, but it is a one year program, which is a huge disadvantage for international students to find jobs. While the curriculum involves the use of a lot of programming, which is attractive to me since I don't have any knowledge of this (except for R). I want to start a career in data science (ideal job positions: data analyst/business analyst/data scientist), or probably consulting. Is there any suggestion for me?? I really appreciate any advice or comments!!