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<p>It depends on the field. The Sam Nunn school at Tech is surprisingly broad - more so than UGA, as is most of the Ivan Allen college. On the other hand, Tech is very limited in areas like Poetry, and Literature. </p>
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<p>Georgia Tech’s national prestige attracts many national and international traditional and non-traditional companies looking for graduates from all fields (such as consulting) that pay higher. UGA doesn’t attract many employers outside of the Southeast (other than the big firms that do their due diligence and visit basically everywhere - but even in that case UGA is not a target). There are exceptions, though, notably some of the life sciences, the journalism school, and the agriculture college attract national recruiters.</p>
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<p>It’s the same at GT. The difference is that those that do not pursue grad school have more opportunities at a higher pay.</p>
<p>In terms of grad school, GT places very well in law programs. Also, the school’s GPA profile boosts students.</p>
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<p>You’re assuming similar student bodies. That’s not the case. Also, consider that GT’s 3.1 average GPA is heavily impacted by the fact that more than 50% of students at GT are engineering students while a very large portion of UGA’s students are in programs like education and Forestry which have exceptionally high GPAs. This skew is evident in the honors designations. To graduate with honors (top 25%) at UGA, a public policy major needs a 3.5-3.6 GPA. At GT, that student needs a 3.15.</p>
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<p>It really depends on the field. For something only UGA offers, it’s an obvious choice. But the old rule still holds: if UGA and Tech both offer the same program, you’re better off at Tech.</p>