cmu vs. nu

<p>That’s a very subjective question because the two schools are peers and there’s no placement stats to show comparison. That said, NU’s econ is generally considered top-10 and more highly regarded than CMU’s. </p>

<p>NU has an academic internship program called Chicago Field Studies (CFS). Merill Lynch is one of the companies where CFS students intern on a regular basis:
<a href=“http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/cfs/prospective/organizations.html[/url]”>http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/cfs/prospective/organizations.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;