Totally broke of an idea, desperately in need of advice!

[confucious]

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Hi i know its not polite of me to start a thread as simply as that as a newbie but i just discovered this forum and if anyone can help me out i am sure they are here..My dilemma is this..I have been offered admissions at LSE for MSc international health policy as well as for MPH in Saint louis school of public health in health policy concentration.i am open to further studies and cant decide between them..MSc is one year course while MPH is 2 years course..The cost at LSE is approx 45000 US dollars in total.At saint louis it is 40000 us dollars per year as well..My final goal is to work as health policy analyst in public health sector,UN NGO etc..As far the tuition fees is concerned,money is not a concern if the degree entails a quality education,Which of the above degrees has more avenues in career as health policy analyst..Also i would like to get some work experience before embarking on my career goals further..So i would be thankful if you can tell me your opinions on which is likely a better choice with respect to quality of education,worldwide recognition of LSE degrees,mainly in US,good job placements and from a career perspective..😳

 

[Stories]

Either school should be fine, I would imagine. I don't know what LSE is, though.

You should go to school in the city which you'd enjoy living most. St. Louis is a pretty great city.

MS vs. MPH: You'll take more classes within your concentration with a MS and do a dissertation at the end of your degree. With an MPH, it's more interdisciplinary, so you'll have coursework outside of your field of study. The MPH has a little more flexibility in future jobs you might take that aren't strictly policy-related.

 

[confucious]

@stories

Thank you very much for providing clear information regarding the differences between MSc and an MPH degree.

.I am sorry for not being clear, with regards to the previous post..LSE stands for london school of economics in UK..

These are the links to the programs that are part of my dilemma..

1.London school of economics MSc international health policy

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/grad...htProgrammes/MScInternationalHealthPolicy.htm

2.Saint louis school of public health

MPH program link:
http://publichealth.slu.edu/programs/mph/Default_MPH_HP.html

curriculum link

http://publichealth.slu.edu/0809/2008-2009 curricula/MPH HP/MPH Health Policy 2008-09.pdf

Is university ranking important as far as value of degree is concerned?

if so,which of these degrees would be of more value with respect to jobs and is a degree from london school of economics recognised worldwide?ecspecially in US and canada?

Any inputs regarding the better of these two programs taking into considerations the university rankings,recognition and current job scenario would be most useful in making my decision...thank you

 

[beebee0]

LSE is a well-recognized and competitive school that has very good business programs, and it def carries a lot of weight in the UK and Europe. But it is mainly for people who would like to focus on the business or finance/econ field, while the MPH at SLU focuses on the health field. Hope that helps for making your decision.

 

[confucious]

@beebee0

Thank you very much for providing me information regarding lse recognition worldwide, it would certainly help me to make my decision.👍

As for or a career ambition as health policy analyst, which would be more useful for me?a MSc health policy degree tailored for finance administration as one from LSE or one which takes more hands on approach as an MPH degree from saint louis?

Thank you..

 

[Stories]

@beebee0

Thank you very much for providing me information regarding lse recognition worldwide, it would certainly help me to make my decision.👍

As for or a career ambition as health policy analyst, which would be more useful for me?a MSc health policy degree tailored for finance administration as one from LSE or one which takes more hands on approach as an MPH degree from saint louis?

Thank you..

You could really take it a few different directions.

You could be a health economist or a health program analyst. Both are policy work, but taking a different view on each, though. This isn't necessarily my area of expertise, though. So maybe someone else would know better.

 

[beebee0]

i wud say that depends on where u wanna work after graduating. i've always had an admiration for LSE cuz to me it seems like a school that I could never get in 🙂 but again, i'm a scientist not in the finance field at all.

 

[ucnative]

If you're genuinely interested in an international career, I think there's no better place to be than LSE. US schools, unless they're on the east coast, might leave you wanting more in terms of international exposure.

US employers looking for folks well-trained in quantitative methods - analysis or economics - look kindly toward an LSE education. Again, while the quant education would probably be fine at St. Louis, there's no better city in which to study int'l politics than London.

 

[confucious]

Thank you stories ,beebee0,Ucnative for your very useful ,comprehensive and informative info taking into consideration many perspectives such as exposure,recognition,jobs etc at a critical juncture of my decision making..

I was very confused about which course to take when i started this thread...

Thanks to all of you i have taken a firm decision to go ahead for LSE MSc in international health policy program mainly for the international exposure..

I am very grateful for your advice and your opinions..

now that my query is solved is there anything i need to do to close this thread as per forum rules?

thank you all👍🙂🙂