Hi guys. I have been accepted into two very different masters programs - MSFE from UIUC and MSc machine learning from UCL. My ultimate goal is to work in the finance industry. Clearly the program at MSFE focuses more on finance than the program at UCL, however, I was thinking that a machine learning masters might set me apart from the huge number of people getting FE masters degrees these days. Furthermore, many quant job postings mention experience with machine learning as a plus. Also, the tuition for UCL is about half that of UIUC. And the UCL program is probably more likely to allow me to do a Phd in the future (although I'm not sure if I want to do this).
I am truely on the fence so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am truely on the fence so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks