Got in, but is it worth the 40k for a second-tier education?

<p>Rankings and articles about Northeastern:</p>

<p>Forbes: Northeastern Ranked 4th in Entrepreneurship </p>

<p><a href=“Forbes List Directory”>Forbes List Directory; </p>

<p>U.S. News: Northeastern is ranked #14 in Criminology </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.umsl.edu/~ccj/html_files/news.html[/url]”>http://www.umsl.edu/~ccj/html_files/news.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>U.S. News: Northeastern is ranked #1 in co-ops/internships </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~oel/usnews03.htm[/url]”>http://www.pitt.edu/~oel/usnews03.htm&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>U.S. News: Northeastern is ranked #17 in Physician Assistant Programs </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bouve.neu.edu/programs/physassist/index.php[/url]”>http://www.bouve.neu.edu/programs/physassist/index.php&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>U.S. News: Northeastern ranked in the top 50 in Computer Science </p>

<p><a href=“http://students.cs.tamu.edu/kaustav/ranking.htm[/url]”>http://students.cs.tamu.edu/kaustav/ranking.htm&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>U.S. News: Northeastern is ranked #13 in International Business </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cba.neu.edu/cba/index.cfm?page=32&nav=14[/url]”>http://www.cba.neu.edu/cba/index.cfm?page=32&nav=14&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>GRE Guide: Northeastern is #56 in Electrical Engineering </p>

<p><a href="http://www..com/thread.php?thread_id=314091&mc=1&forum_id=1%5B/url%5D">http://www..com/thread.php?thread_id=314091&mc=1&forum_id=1</a> </p>

<p>Carnegie Foundation: Northeastern is rated as “Research Extensive” </p>

<p><a href=“Carnegie Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive”>Carnegie Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive; </p>

<p>PHD.Org.: Northeastern is ranked in the top 25 in Oceanography </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.phds.org/rankings/oceanography/rank[/url]”>http://www.phds.org/rankings/oceanography/rank&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>U.S. News Highlights Northeasterns co-op program:
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/articles/brief/06north_brief.php[/url]”>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/articles/brief/06north_brief.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Princeton Review: Northeastern is ranked “Highly Competitive.” </p>

<p>Computerworld: Northeastern ranked #1 for High Tech MBA </p>

<p><a href=“IT news, careers, business technology, reviews | Computerworld”>IT news, careers, business technology, reviews | Computerworld; </p>

<p>Boston Globe highlights Northeastern’s Music Industry Program </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/11/27/this_school_of_rock_is_all_business/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/11/27/this_school_of_rock_is_all_business/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Boston Globe highlights Northeastern’s MBA Program </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/11/20/northeastern_uses_business_moxie_to_polish_its_mba/?page=1[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/11/20/northeastern_uses_business_moxie_to_polish_its_mba/?page=1&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>ABC News Highlights Northeastern Transformation: </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/chronicle/[/url]”>http://www.northeastern.edu/chronicle/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Boston Globe Highlights Northeastern’s plan for new Social Science School:
<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/01/31/nu_plans_to_create_social_science_school/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/01/31/nu_plans_to_create_social_science_school/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Boston Globe: Northeastern Polishes MBA:
<a href=“http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/11/20/northeastern_uses_business_moxie_to_polish_its_mba/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Business+News[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/11/20/northeastern_uses_business_moxie_to_polish_its_mba/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Business+News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I would say that Northeastern is a very good school.</p>