UW or UIUC for business?

AvgAsian
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:25:58 +0000

This is coming from a h.s. senior planning on tossing ~50k for Tepper next year, so take my words with a grain of salt =p

Depends on what you want to do, but both schools have strong accounting programs. If you’re into accounting, Foster would be the better choice just for costs. If you’re looking to stay in the area, UW is a no brainer. But keep in mind that if you’re going for a prestigious I-banking career you need every advantage in both program strength and name recognition, which I don’t believe Foster can provide.

UIUC seems to have the edge over Foster in consulting/financing though. If you can stomach the cost for the program, the opportunities opened by the overall better program will help pay off the debt in the long run.