Does it really matter which undergraduate school you attend for Business/Finance?
Depends what a student’s career goals are. If you’re looking at investment banking, there are about 5 “acceptable” schools, and they all have single-digit acceptance rates. If you’re studying engineering, any ABET-accredited school will give you the same engineering education, and cost should definitely come first.
That’s for the lucky few who can choose between a cheap school and a big-name university. For most students, choosing the lowest-cost school is no choice at all - it’s a necessity.
I want to do Business with Finance major. I got into University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (oos) Northeastern, Bentley Honors Program, BU, Babson and UMass Amherst Isenberg Business school. Just trying to figure out what will be the best decision…
Thanks in advance
The first question should be whether your family can afford them all. If so then you’re in a good position. Otherwise you should probably make that your first screening criterion.
What’s your parents budget (from savings and income only)?
What’s the net price for each ?
Once we know net costs , we can make a value estimation .
Net price = (tuition+ room+ board + fees) - ( grants +scholarships )
By one measure at least, Babson is the second-best college in the country.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/10/value-university
When The Economist published its first college rankings, with a focus on the impact of a college on students’ future earnings (an interesting exercise - the article’s worth a read), only Washington and Lee ranked higher. If the school’s affordable for you, Babson might well be a good choice.
Ultimately, it’s a decision we can’t make for you.
@NotVerySmart “any ABET-accredited school will give you the same engineering education”
So a Mechanical Engineering degree from Stanford or Cal will be the same as from CSU Los Angeles? I know some people think that, but I can’t imagine a student that can get into one of those schools being happy at someplace with such a different caliber student body.
Looks like, according to USA today, for undergrad finance Bently is ranked just behind Wharton … hope you received some scholarship there http://college.usatoday.com/2014/12/18/top-10-colleges-for-a-major-in-finance/
Its also ranked really high here http://www.collegefactual.com/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/finance-financial-management/rankings/top-ranked/#
@runswimyoga Thanks for the info. I got 50% scholarship from Bentley.
A co-worker went to Bentley and he said some of his professors taught the same class at Harvard.
- The questions depends on what your family can comfortably afford. I would not go heavily into debt for one of these schools over another.
- Do you have a Ross pre-admit? If not UM would be a risk. I know many people who choose UM and then did not get into Ross.
@sreya124
Rather than the scholarship, can you indicate:
What’s your parents budget (from savings and income only)?
What’s the net price for each ?
Once we know net costs , we can make a value estimation .
Net price = (tuition+ room+ board + fees) - ( grants +scholarships )
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/awardletteradvanced.phtml
Here’s one good comparison tool you can use.
Thank you all.
Got accepted at Emory University.
- Quality. 2. Program fit. 3. Social fit (student culture.