Grad school debt

juillet
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:55:37 +0000

UCLA and Michigan are both in the top 10 public health programs, and I don’t think one will be a clear advantage over the other. I’m in public health myself and I honestly don’t think the difference will be huge enough to warrant paying that much more at Michigan. Michigan is five and UCLA is tied for 8 with Berkeley – the difference is negligible.

Both places offer virtually the same concentrations (most schools of public health do) and epidemiology is epidemiology no matter where you go. Honestly, with the low salaries in public health I’d be hard-pressed to take out $40,000 more in loans for a 3-spot difference in rank.