UMass may have slightly better internship opportunities. Can’t confirm, but just the location should bring more. UA is a decent CS school, but it’s definitely no something to laugh about.
I have an idea of another school, UT-Dallas. They have a VERY high international population, their number one program is CS (it’s what they’re known for), you’d have internship opportunities all throughout Dallas, and they have one of the best merit scholarship programs.
If you qualify for the full tuition scholarship from Bama, you’re bound to get a full tuition one from UTD. http://aes.utdallas.edu/prospective-freshmen/awards They also offer pretty hefty stipends!
You won’t get the same feel from UTD, however. Their campus is not very nice and it is very commuter based. But if you want a more “at home” feel, they are perfect.
At Alabama, there are 4% internationals and 2% asian-americans.
At UTD, there are 23% internationals and 19% asian-americans.