Purdue Daniels is very strong and rising in resources and rankings. Donors and the university have committed $500M to continue to build and improve the business school. My kid is considering it and IU Kelley right now, and there are some things we actually like about it vs. Kelley. What specifically do you want to know more about?
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I have gotten into stronger ranked business schools like uiuc, northeastern etc. but they are quite expensive, although idm paying for it if there’s a significant advantage. but since I am intl, the job market is always extremely hard for me, so does it make sense to go to Purdue instead, its 20k cheaper a year for me
USNews ranks Northeastern’s business school at #47
Purdue Daniels at #21
UIUC at #17
On pure business rankings Purdue outshines Northeastern. It is also much more affordable. Very different schools though - big city vs rural, east coast vs midwest, etc.
I’m not familiar with UIUC but the difference b/w 21 and 17 in rankings is pretty arbitrary.
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What are you planning to major in? UIUC is considered top notch for accounting and would be stronger than Purdue. If you are looking at a more stem type business major like IBE or BAIM Purdue may be a better choice.
Edit, just looked up thread, are you still thinking finance, Econ or analytics or data science? If so, for finance, probably an advantage UIUC but with the data science/analytics Purdue would be excellent. I think the schools are comparable with a slight edge to UIUC, but if cost is a factor Purdue will still give you a great return on investment.
Which schools have better name recognition in your home country? My guess is that Northeastern is a name that has only recently popped in the US. Illinois and Purdue have a global brand.
(Also, in my opinion, Northeastern for business is overpriced. The benefit of Northeastern is the help getting coops. But in the business area, internships are everywhere! And all of the good schools will help you find them! If you really wanted to take a semester off to co-op from Purdue or UIUC, they would probably find a way to make it work. So I don’t see an upside to Northeastern.)
As others have noted, you will have a great deal of difficulty being hired in the US after graduation for a business job based on need for a work Visa. So I would look at which schools feed back to your country/region. Will they be able to help you find international internships or jobs? Do they have an alumni network in that area? Is there a group on campus with students from your home country/region? You should ask and they will be able to tell you. Maybe you are able to get a job and stay in the US. But you need a realistic back up plan.
I am looking at finance, if there’s a significant advantage on outcome, idm paying for uiuc, but if not I prefer Purdue’s cost
Purdue is very well known in my country, northeastern has the brand value. my concern is that uiuc is a really upcoming school with ranking getting better by the year. but it really does not seem like I will manage a job in the us, so on that front, I am not sure paying 20k extra every year is going to be wise
That is really interesting! I assumed Illinois was a worldwide brand. It’s engineering and computer science brand is certainly worldwide. I am genuinely surprised that Illinois business is not. Is Purdue known generally, or for business? (I suspect it is very well known for engineering.)
Are you saying that Northeastern is known well overseas? A couple decades ago Northeastern admitted 90% of the applicants–it was not remotely prestigous. It’s only been since it made an effort to game to US News rankings that it burst onto the scene in the US. Outside of college admissions circles and the Northeast US, I suspect most people have not heard of it.
FWIW, UIUC is NOT an up and coming school–Illinois has had the same undergradaute rankings forever. I think it’s been at the top notionwide for accounting for decades. It’s Purdue that has been rising in the business rankings.
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oversees, northeastern is very well known, so is Purdue but only for engineering. uiuc has recently got very popular in this asian side of the world
thoughts @myos1634?
I would go with Purdue : well-known in OPs country, solid academically especially for anything quantitative, and 20k less hence better ROI right off the bat.
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now this is my current situation
- UIUC ECON ( currently in gies, will transfer ) - its stem designated therefore I get 3 years of OPT. its costing me 60K a year ( hopefully 47K in the first year because of my Cambridge credits )
- PURDUE BUSINESS - it’s not stem designated therefore I get 1 year OPT. it’s costing me about 48K every year.
although cost with uiuc is a stretch, I think those 2 extra years for opt is going to be crucial.
can you all give your views on it
None of us can predict the immigration laws 6 years from now (four years in college, 1 year LPT, one year OPT plus whatever extra you might or might not get). Thus, this is a poor way to make a decision.
You need to major in what interests you; you need to figure out what you can afford. Stretching the budget to the unstretchable on the assumption that you’ll be able to work legally in the US down the road is a weak strategy. A student visa allows you to study in the US. Period.
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uiuc is not unstretchable, but definitely more than Purdue. solely on schools, ic econ at uiuc better or business in Purdue
Econ is not business. There will be overlap- micro, macro. But you need to look at the actual course requirements to see if you are even interested in one or the other.
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I don’t have any problem doing either econ or business. econ was anyways my alternate major plus I have been studying extensive econ for 5 years now
I don’t think regular Econ major gets the two extra years of OPT…did you verify that with UIUC? If not, you should.
For the extra cost of UIUC, why do you think the extra 2 years OPT will be ‘crucial’? Can’t you switch to a +2 OPT major at Purdue?
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I did, its econometrics and quantitative economics
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the stem majors at Purdue are completely unrelated from my field of interests/ career. They have options like information management and supply chain, I have no inclination in those fields
You could reach out to UIUC to determine the job placement rates/opportunities coming out with an Econ major. In my experience, people that substitute Econ for business (with the goal of going straight to a business job after college) are either (1) at a liberal arts college that does not offer a business degree, or (2) did not get into the business program. I suspect that the placement rate into finance jobs from UIUC is much higher from a finance major than from an Econ major. UIUC provide you with that information.
I am concerned that you’re making a decision based on immigration policies that could change. I would recommend having a back up plan in case you cannot obtain US employment following graduation. Is one of the degree options more valuable internationally? Do you know anyone in finance in your geographic area, that can talk about recruiting out of American universities?
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