I have done both Dev management at LSE, AND undergrad at SOAS. SOAS is absolutely great. However, having done both, I would recommend LSE. People take LSE graduates very seriously. SOAS might be more progressive, and more fun, but LSE is more serious, in my opinion. The Dev management programme is also very well run.

Hi everyone,

I have gotten an offer to do an MSc in International Public Policy at UCL, and an offer to do an MSc in Development Management at LSE. I want to end up working for the UN. I also have aspirations of being an academic (eventually). I have no idea which option to choose, and any help would be tremendously helpful!

I have a BSc in Development Studies from SOAS. So having (almost) the same name as my postgraduate degree at LSE (Development Management) is not entirely desireable. Then again, maybe the name of the school matters more than the name of the subject!

Finally, the UCL course is also cheaper - 7,000 at UCL vs. 9,000 at LSE. Not too much difference, but enough.

Any help would be great guys!!