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Isn't the point of a masters though to have specialized knowledge about a particular domain. My worry is that I will be one in a million with a MS joint stats/cs degree. With comp finance degree, I will be able to easily work in the financial industry.

Any reasons as to why?

I have an interest in both these subjects and I was accepted into the masters program in statistics at Purdue University. Which program seems the most organized/interesting: http://www.stat.purdue.edu/academic_programs/graduate/joint_stat_cs.html http://www.stat.purdue.edu/academic_programs/graduate/gradCompFinance.html

The masters is actually in statistics with a specialization in computational finance. I actually posted in the wrong thread in my previous response. I am actually debating between masters of applied stats at university of michigan and a masters in computational finance at purdue university.

if you want a phd, ms applied stats is useless.

I thought that most pHD programs are paid for provided you become a TA. Also it seems getting a PHD from Purdue and getting a post doc at a more reputable university makes sense. Would this path allow you to become a professor at a more reputable university?

If I went to Purdue for a master's degree, could I potentially do a pHD at a more reputable school such as Stanford or Berkley provided that I do extremely well at Purdue or is more difficult to get into those programs?

I got a B.S. in Stats from CMU with University Honors. I took many programming courses and computational finance courses. I did research experience for a professor in statistics but I also worked for a small trading company for two years. GREQ: 800 GREV:570

For Columbia's program, are you serious that anyone can get into that program provided that they have the money? My long term goals are to work at a top hedge fund as a quant/leader, strategy developer, thinktank. I am also going to visit Purdue next month as well. The downside for Purdue is that all the jobs will probably be in Chicago. I am going to do research to see the location distribution of jobs for recent graduates.

I still have yet to apply to Columbia's program since it's due May 31. I am waiting to here back from Michigan however. I wondering how difficult it is to get into Columbia's program. Between Michigan and Purdue, where should I go? I have to pay for both.

I recently got accepted in Purdue's masters program in statistics and was wondering whether I should go or not. I got a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon in statistics and was wondering what a masters degree from Purdue would do for me in terms of job placement. The particular program I am looking for is : http://www.stat.purd...tional_finance/ I am also applying to University of Michigan's applied masters program in statistics: http://www.stat.lsa....du/applied.html and Columbia's program. Columbia''s program: http://www.math.colu...epartment/mafn/ Would a masters degree position me for a better job than just applying to any job right now with a BS. from CMU? Also, out of the three programs listed above, which is the best?