St Andrews vs. U.S. school for masters

[08cabraham]

I'm hoping for information on UK vs US programs.

I've been very lucky with my acceptances for a Master's in Statistics. My options are:

Duke

Johns Hopkins

Brown (Biostat)

St Andrews

Boston University

Tulane

They are all two year programs except St Andrews which is one year. I can't ignore the pros of a 1-year program: only 1 year of tuition and starting working a year sooner. My problem is that I don't know how U.S. employers (consulting, finance, data analytics are my interests) view a master's from St Andrews. The school seems fairly highly regarded in the UK from what I can find on rankings, etc., but I don't know if a 1-year master's from a UK university will carry any weight with future potential employers here in the states.

Any insight anyone has on this would be greatly appreciated!

Also, should I even consider Tulane given my other options?

Thanks!

 

[Severina]

Apart from what employers may think, another question to ask is how much will you know?  Based on the courses and work load, will you learn as much in 1 year at St. Andres as you would in two years at the US schools?  St. Andrews may be fine at first to get hired, but things could be difficult later if you turn out not to have the skill set and knowledge that US employers would expect from someone with a masters in Statistics.