# Stern's MS in Business Analytics program is highlighted, Paula Goldfarb is quoted

1 School News April 23, 2013 ![U.S. News and World Report logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030501.jpg?itok=1EF-s0wb)>

Excerpt from [US News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2013/04/25/decide-between-an-mba-and-ms-at-business-school) -- "Specialized degree candidates 'really want to focus and deepen their knowledge in a specific subject area,' says Paula Steisel Goldfarb, executive director of MBA and executive MBA admissions and financial aid at Stern. 'Whereas for an MBA program, students are looking at broad-based skills. They want to get all their functional knowledge within multiple areas within business.'"

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