u/Accomplished-End7264

Hey everyone, I'm a high school senior trying to decide between two schools and a few different program combos. Tuition is roughly the same for me at both, so this is purely about fit and career trajectory.

The options:

• BU — Data Science + Finance (double)
• BU — Data Science + Stats (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + Econ (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + DS/Stats (double)

About me: I'm interested in the intersection of data science, ML/AI, and finance — long term I'm drawn toward , fintech, or ML in markets.

What I'm torn on:

• BU DS is housed in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences — it's more rigorous than a typical "data science" program. But is it on par with a CS degree for technical recruiting?
• UMass CS is a strong program but the campus is more suburban/college town vs Boston. Does location matter much for finance/quant recruiting?
• Is DS + Stats at BU too redundant? Heavy curriculum overlap?

Hey everyone, I'm a high school senior trying to decide between two schools and a few different program combos. Tuition is roughly the same for me at both, so this is purely about fit and career trajectory.

The options:

• BU — Data Science + Finance (double)
• BU — Data Science + Stats (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + Econ (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + DS/Stats (double)

About me: I'm interested in the intersection of data science, ML/AI, and finance — long term I'm drawn toward quant research, fintech, or ML in markets

What I'm torn on:

• BU DS is housed in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences — it's more rigorous than a typical "data science" program. But is it on par with a CS degree for technical recruiting?
• UMass CS is a strong program but the campus is more suburban/college town vs Boston. Does location matter much for finance/quant recruiting?
• Is DS + Stats at BU too redundant? Heavy curriculum overlap?

Hey everyone, I'm a high school senior trying to decide between two schools and a few different program combos. Tuition is roughly the same for me at both, so this is purely about fit and career trajectory.

The options:

• BU — Data Science + Finance (double)
• BU — Data Science + Stats (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + Econ (double)
• UMass Amherst — CS + DS/Stats (double)

About me: I'm interested in the intersection of data science, ML/AI, and finance — long term I'm drawn toward , fintech, or ML in markets.

What I'm torn on:

• BU DS is housed in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences — it's more rigorous than a typical "data science" program. But is it on par with a CS degree for technical recruiting?
• UMass CS is a strong program but the campus is more suburban/college town vs Boston. Does location matter much for finance/quant recruiting?
• Is DS + Stats at BU too redundant? Heavy curriculum overlap?