Georgia Tech vs CMU job prospects?

anom217
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:48:50 +0000

For an MS in Computer Science, is CMU worth going to over Georgia Tech based on the jobs you can get aftewards? Are there certain jobs that just wouldn’t be within reach if you go to GT rather than CMU?

I ask because I know CMU has the best rep, but GT is also top tier (ranked #10), and I would save $25K going to GT. So I’m basically trying to determine the delta between job prospects at CMU and Georgia Tech. I think I’d enjoy my time slightly more at GT as there are a few soft factors that are better by going there, but I don’t want to preclude myself from any opportunities after graduation. And that is the point of going to graduate school, at lest for a terminal master’s, to get a better job afterwards.