VT Industrial vs UCLA FMA [OOS]

collegedad29
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:42:57 +0000

My son has been admitted to Virginia Tech for Industrial and Systems Engineering and to UCLA for Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science. He is a strong qualitative thinker, articulate, and highly interested in financial roles. We are facing a difficult decision, as UCLA is a top-20 university, but the program is heavily math-focused and primarily leads to opportunities in the financial industry. Additionally, we reside on the East Coast, and UCLA’s out-of-state tuition is approximately $90,000. Given these factors, which option would be the better choice for him?