<p>I feel like I should chime in on the discussion here. </p>
<p>Tier One
U. of Rochester - One of the most impressive things about Rochester is the amount of funding for business graduate students. Nearly 85% of the student receive some sort of merit based scholarship. The Simon name carries weight, as storch pointed out, it is to some extent is “in the club.” Simon’s Early Leaders program is also impressive (although I firmly believe you should have considerable work experience before returning to school for an MBA). And on that note, Simon gives you an option to continue for another year to gain your MBA as well provided you have done will in your master’s program. I also want to point out that the program as an 11 month no internship track and a 17 month internship track.</p>
<p>Tulane - Tulane is probably best known for its energy finance. It is THE school to go to if thats what your interested in. Benetode can comment more about the program itself. But I know the equity research group, aka the Burkenroad reports investment groups, provides an excellent opportunity to get some hands on experience. Tulane is a diverse school. Although it is in the south, its alumni stretch all over the country. </p>
<p>Tier Two
Villanova - School prestige and great alumni connections. The MSF Fellows Program is a great opportunity to knock off some of the tuition cost and research with a professor. </p>
<p>As for UF, I admittedly just don’t know enough about the program to make a fair opinion. It seems like most of the students were undergrads at UF. </p>
<p>There are certainly other pure MS Finance programs you can check out. Vandy has an excellent program. M.I.T. and Princeton have top programs, allbeit a little more difficult to get into. </p>
<p>With that being said, I would really check out some schools in the UK if you don’t mind living in the UK. London School of Economics, Cambridge, and Oxford all have super programs. Recruiting for these programs are mostly going to be for jobs in the City. So if you want to make a three year commitment, this isn’t a bad option.</p>