<p>Gatech: MS in Operations Research
UNC&Purdue: MS in Statistics</p>
<p>I want to apply to a top PHD program in finance. If that did not happen then I want to work as a management consultant.</p>
<p>Which one should I choose? Please let me know~ Thanks</p>
<p>If you want to apply to a top Ph.D. program in finance, why are you applying to MS programs? Apply to Ph.D. programs in finance.</p>
<p>Among the three programs you’ve listed, OR will be the most useful for your management consultant fall-back. The utility of the stats programs will depend a great deal on whether they are applied stats.</p>