| quagmire, there seems to be some slight difference in the 2 columbia programs but I have not seriously analyzed them. Got interested because of freshman son who is interested in going into FE undergrad track. So, my question, why not PhD in FE? I am told that the top end quants all have PhDs, in the past they had PhDs in math, physics, but that was when FE was not a mature field in itself, but now I would daresay that you need PhD to be be a credible quant. Hence, I am skeptical about the master's except maybe OK for traders who use the models but not actual modelers. Again, please note I am ignorant about this field. Thanks. |