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<p>Personally, i’d say no. But i think Alexandre put it best when he said “There is no right or wrong answer, only personal preference.”</p>
<p>imo, a better program would allow you better research opportunities with better professors in the field. Perhaps that might not translate to better job prospects, but it might train you better as an engineer, which could certainly be valuable later professionally.</p>
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<p>Perhaps this is just an anecdotal point (one which you might similarly be able to provide) but of the 20 classes i took at UCLA, only one of them was taught by TAs. And they didn’t actually teach the whole class, but rather, one of the two lectures, under the guidance of the main professor. (it was an introductory Latin class which all of them had to have mastered) I don’t know what your perception about public universities is, but it’s pretty rare, at least at UCLA, for classes to be taught by TAs. (except in summer) I expect the same thing holds at Michigan.</p>