NYU vs Duke vs LSE ---MA econ. which one to choose ?

[yt4734]

I want to get a MFE or PHD.finance after the economics master degree. Since I lack backgrounds in Maths and programming, which one of the programs will be best suited for me ?

Duke-It is said to be a very flexible program. I can choose lots of finance courses from Fuqua or advanced maths from maths dept as electives. but the program is not as reputable as the one in NYU.

NYU- the best reputable Master econ program in US, but the choose of electives are quite limited, I can only choose two courses outside the Econ dept.

LSE- best in europe.

Many thanx.

[cafaddicted]

I find your dilemma to be a very good one. They are all top MA's, definetaly among the most reputable, but NYU would most probably be the best choice,though I have heard special emphasis is laid on mathematics (but still that's perfect for modern economics). On the contrary, Duke is well-reputed concerning its emphasis in Financial Economics. However I think that LSE's Msc in Financial Economics might have been a great route towards a phd in Finance.

Anyway, I find myself in a respective dilemma, but since I got rejected from NYU choosing between Duke and LSE MA in Econ is simply impossible for me. I want to do monetary economics in the future, and I feel that Duke university lacks LSE's world-class reputation, but Duke will also give me more chances in getting into a top10 phd in econ afterwards.

If your dilemma has been answered, please help me resolve mine as well! I have posted a new topic for me too.

[brainygirl]

I hope it isn't too late for me to say something helpful. I really like where you're going with Duke. Duncan Thomas and Elizabeth Frankenberg are now in Duke and Thomas is the head of BREAD -- a really cool organization of development economists. It'll be great to go on to the PhD in Econ right after that.