I think people overestimate the effect of private vs public. Nearer to the city helps a bit, but Fordham always feels a bit “outside” of NYC speaking as someone currently living there. Plenty of UMass grads have no issue getting set up in Boston and NYC too. I think it would be a bit of a waste to pay more for Fordham given the quality of UMass Amherst for business. You still haven’t said anything about fit that makes Fordham worth paying more to me, so my vote still goes UMass! 
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