<p>"Brooklynborndad: I think you never went thru the fine print. 10% rule only apply up to $180K and that is also not same for all.
Still I think discussion is about NYU and lets stick to that. Point I was trying to make that most colleges don’t list their graduate placement information. "</p>
<p>I think you never read my post. I said ‘say, 150k’ </p>
<p>I really, really, do not have time to analyze NYU vs Harvard for a full range of family incomes from 50k to 300k. I think its pretty clear that under 180k Harvard is cheaper than NYU. And over 250k, I question seriously whether the description of the family as “middle class” is accurate. If you would like to show numbers demonstrating NYU is cheaper than Harvard for families between 180k and 250k, please do so.</p>
<p>And yes, its relevant, as some here are not focused on the specific problem of film majors at NYU, but are generalizing. Indeed, the OP himself seems to be mainly interested in generalizing. I myself believe that this is an individual decision, and to understand it you have to know the specific choices involved - not full fare private school vs unspecified alt, but full fare private school vs private school with merit aid, or full fare private school vs state school, or, what many folks face, private school with merit aid vs state school, or full fare private school vs private school with ROTC, or whatever. And specific to the career and educational interests of the child, their work ethic, their lifestyle goals, etc, as well as the financial situation of the parents, and their values wrt to education for its own sake.</p>