You can ask. Don’t assume because something is there that they are accessing.
Ask - of all schools.
It seems like she prefers Case. If you can afford a Masters, then great.
And yes we don’t know about NIH and other funding cuts. Yesterday between Cornell and Northwestern it was $1.7 billion.
I would focus on:
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Affordability - if all are affordable and you make it seem like they are. And affordability includes your retirement, quality of life and grad school.
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Then choose what I want.
I would question Case - why are so few reporting salaries. Is the program tiny?
There’s a mom on here of a Ga Tech grad - can’t find a gig - biomedical. Is she emblematic of all or just an unfortunate case??
No one can predict the future - but if you are unhappy, it’s not good.
I wouldn’t make assumptions like you are though - of location and or size - well you can make them but I would test them out with the schools.
Or perhaps have the student speak with an engineering ambassador in the major at each - and get real insights.
But even if you found OSU’s program better after that - if she doesn’t like the sprawling campus, etc and would be unhappy - that’s not good either.
But I wouldn’t assume you could do research at Case or not OSU or that you can at Case because Cleveland Clinic is there.
Those are nice advertising points for the school - but are they necessarily true.
I might want to know?
Also, you noted OSU is not direct admit - and that matters too. How hard is it to get into BME?
It sounds like if both were the same price, it’s CWRU all the way.
Only you can decide if Case is worth the extra $120K?? It’s your money.
You might also ask what is required to maintain the scholarship - is there a gpa? it doesn’t appear so for need aid but not sure about merit.
Best of luck to you.