Thoughts on Masters? MFE, Stats, Analytics

[MarketMan]

I am in the process of applying to several graduate schools and wanted some thoughts on what people thought the best masters was for my situation / goals. Generally, I want to be quantitative in ability but do not expect to be HEAVY in programming or mathematical analysis from a career prospective (I have some programming / math skills, however). Geographically, I want to be in Texas or California.

I was accepted into Rice University Masters in Stats (Financial Statistics and the Study of Risk) and University of Texas Business Analytics. I just finished my application and I am waiting to hear from UCLA and Berkeley MFE.

I have 2 years of prop trading experience and I currently am in a more quantitative market position (think simplistic derivatives pricing)

Positions desired post grad school: Sales and Trading, Portfolio Management, Strategy, Modelling and Valuation, Hedge Fund

Positions NOT desired post grad: Risk, Research, Corporate Finance, Prop Trading

 

[MichaelLewis]

A masters in Stats will serve you much better than a Business Analytics degree. I have worked in Portfolio Management and you could pursue several paths in that industry with a Stats degree. Business Analytics would lead you more down the path of consulting or an IT role, which are fields that don't seem to be of interest to you.

 

[MarketMan]

A masters in Stats will serve you much better than a Business Analytics degree. I have worked in Portfolio Management and you could pursue several paths in that industry with a Stats degree. Business Analytics would lead you more down the path of consulting or an IT role, which are fields that don't seem to be of interest to you.

Thanks for the input