Disclaimer: I am yet to choose a MSF/MMS program, but after going through the interview process at a number of schools and deeply researching many, I feel like I can make a fairly accurate list.
This is for individuals looking to get into Investment Banking advisory, Equity Research, Corporate Finance, or some other non-quantitative field after graduation (in the United States), both MMS and MSF degrees.
Tier 1 1. London Business School Masters in Management 2. London School of Economics MSc Finance 3. Vanderbilt Masters in Finance (Owen) 4. London School of Economics MSc Accounting & Finance 5. Duke Masters in Management Studies (Fuqua)
Tier 2 5. Boston College Masters in Finance (Carroll) 6. University of Virginia Masters in Management (McIntire/Darden) 7. Purdue Masters in Finance (Krannert) 8. Warwick Masters in Finance 9. Washington St. Louis Masters in Finance (Olin) 10. University of Illinois U-C Masters in Finance 11. Villanova Masters in Finance 12. University of Florida Masters in Finance 13. American University Masters in Finance (Kogod)
Tier 3 14. Tulane University Masters in Finance (Freeman) 15. John Hopkins University Masters in Finance 16. University of Texas at Dallas