就以樓主這個case來說, purdue工科校, + 本人有IT related working experience.
我就會估計要找到coding 為主的工作絕對有機會 (maybe also quant developer)
但是由於purdue的location和business reputation的關係, 要向front office / more finance一點的工作走的話, 難度極大.
問題是, 既然是以coding為core earning skill的話, 何不讀個CS直接去IT界, 又同時可以找computing job in finance 呢?..........(this is a very personal career plan problem for sure, but the point for going to an MFE is hoping(of course just hoping) to find a analytical job in finance, but not a pure programmer).
這正正是我會建議樓主三思的原因了...........沒有急的必要.
P.S. 當然, 以上這段只適用於樓主, at least 樓主的TOFEL>90.......找technical 工作英語不會拉太多的後腿.
1. HKUST當然不好申. 可以說是APAC top 2 的MFE. 合理program structure + OK的faculty + 一定的業界講者 + top location..........(same should hold for NTU)
所以我是建議你別主打這個水平的.......
2. 就業率我是信的, 問題是, 去了那裡就業.......
3. CFA這些太基本了, it is a plus but won't save your day, 始終叫你去interview的時候太麻煩了.........你最後靠的還會是coding. If you land a job in US financial industry, it is most likely a coding one (不是說不好, 甚至可能好好, just you like it or not, e.g. quant trading 也是以coding為主的, 問題是quant trading的難度山高......)