MAFN in Columbia VS UCLA MBA

该怎么选？MBA的ad排名大概10-15，finance背景，但是投资有点大。Columbia名气比较吸引我，而且在纽约，将来可能有希望去wall street, 大家给点意见。。。

MAFN 是master, master program: mathematics of finance

i think your decision should be based on what you want to do after graduation.  masters of mathmatic finance will most likely get you a senior analyst position (not associate) in sales and trading or some technical aspect in fixed income.  if you are a quant person then go for the masters.  whereas an mba ranked 10-15 (darden, yale, cornell, duke, and michigan) will open more doors for you (consulting, ibd, bd, and etc).  i have a good friend who graduated from u-mich computational finance program and now he is at a i=bank doing equity research.  he is going to be promoted soon to associate.  either way you will out a winner.  i think in the long run with a masters in mathmatic finance then a cfa designation will get you into the buyside easily and you are looking at a portfolio manager position probably within 7 years. 

The MBA is UCLA, not sure about its ranking, too many versions...it is said that its finance is good although on the west coast.

NYC is a good place for ppl like me with finance background, that's why I am so confused now.

To put it more simply....if you want to follow the quant finance route (downside, you will only be a senior analyst) then go to the masters of finance.  If you want to have more options then go to UCLA.  UCLA is a very decent school (i did not apply to UCLA) and you should contact the school's career office and ask them about placement in banking in the east coast.  We know that columbia's mafn program is a safe bet on wallstreet jobs so now the only factor to consider is how recognized UCLA's mba program by the east coast.

Was told that doing an MBA mainly changes in 3 ways:

location   industry  function(position)

in your case:

1)NY LA are both fantastic locations, but what's the place you wanna live for the next 2 years and even work there for longer period after graduation?

2)industry: if you are determined to stay in the Finance industry, columbia and the MAFN will certainly enhance your competitiveness, while an MBA in UCLA means maybe opening more doors if you wanna take some tries in Consulting or whatever.

3)Besides, you should take into consideration: the different culture and alumni network for the 2 schools

Afterall, it's all up to you. May the best for you!

Thanks for all the opinions...anyone has any idea about the point "how recognized UCLA's mba program by the east coast." ??bow...