Hi guys, could you guys help me choose between these three programs:
MA Economics at NYU (Accepted) - 1.5 years
MA International Economics and Finance at Brandeis (Accepted with significant scholarship) - 2 years
MA Applied Financial Economics at Duke (Awaiting Decision) - 2 years
Specifically, I would appreciate if you could comment on each school's academic reputation compared to each other, their recruiting facilities and employment prospects as well as career resources, taking into consideration that I am an international student. As you can tell, I'm not interested in pursuing a PhD in the future and working in the industry is the goal here.
Personally, I'm interested in Financial Economics so I really like the Duke's program but am not so sure about the recruiting there. NYU is preferable in terms of location and prestige, but the program would be less financially oriented. And I just don't know enough about Brandeis but the scholarship made it a lot more attractive.
Thanks!