Thanks, @twoinanddone , @annoyingdad (love the name!) and @kjcphmom , for your insights.
We considered UW-LaCrosse, but it seems you have to declare a major going in to get the MSEP tuition rate, AND the student can only major in certain fields. For example, she is considering History, but UW-L only offers the MSEP rate to certain types of History majors. Just seems like too many restrictions when she can just attend Eau Claire.