Business major - which school would you choose between

[Anonymous]

UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

[Anonymous]

Go Dawgs!

[Anonymous]

If you get a direct admit to Ross/Michigan, then you go there. Otherwise, Wisconsin, particularly if interested in Real Estate.

[Anonymous]

Look at the recruiter, industry, and geographic placement lists for BBAs and MBA placement.

Michigan is better-ranked so that *might* help you get to Wall Street. Or maybe into a prestige company like McKinsey.

Michigan will not be an advantage if you want to work in the South. It might be if you wanted to work in California. It probably would be if you want to work in the Northeast. Definitely would be in the Midwest. In Atlanta, a U GA degree would likely have a hometown advantage

If you plan to get a top-ranked MBA, you will stand out more with top grades and a job from outside the school's core intake zone. So you can choose differently for grad school.

U GA will make you read as "Southern" with all the pros and cons that has. Michigan has kind of neutral except some people are obsessed with thinking it's a frozen tundra (it's not).

[Anonymous]

Yeah, Ross direct admit but McCombs has the all-important proximity to Austin and its internships. A2 is awesome but Michigan is not longer a beacon of American industry and commerce. Just sooooo much easier to have opportunities right in your backyard.

wrt UGA, Athens is kinda close to Atlanta (90 mins on a very good day), but not that close. U of M carries far more prestige. I don’t know much about Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

PP - finishing thought about weather...a lot of people are oddly obsessed about the weather at various schools and the weather of the community they will be living in for work. Since your choices are so geographically spread out, I'm not sure if that matters to you. However, I really think your intended future region of residence should be factored in to the decision. Some schools are great at placing everywhere in the nation, and some have a very regional pull.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

All great choices but order is easy order: Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin

[Anonymous]

UT Austin
Then Ross
Then UGA
All of them over Wisconsin.
Are UT Austin and Michigan worth full pay over UGA? Yes they are.

[Anonymous]

Regarding $30K per year difference...

I went for a more cost-efficient college and later wished I'd pursued a higher tier of school. I could have covered the difference with my earnings without too much problem. But I am a disciplined saver.

I would say it depends on whether you have to borrow all the school money, whether you expect to pursue a higher-paid BBA career, and whether you are good at budgeting and saving. Carrying house-sized amounts of school debt was rough for my MBA classmates.

If you want to work in the South, and aren't looking for prestige employers like McKinsey, I think you should save the $. Anywhere else, you may find that the extra pay associated with U of M will pay it back.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Love hearing the feedback. We very likely will not have these 4 options lol. Like beyond unlikely. But thinking ahead because DS got into UGA and was offered money (not a ton) but still waiting on Wisconsin, UT Austin, UF, UNC (won't get in) Michigan, UMD oh and Vanderbilt (ridiculous reach along w. UNC)

I was told Wisconsin was "better" or more competitive than UGA.

I just panicked cause Michigan is a fortune and I know he would want to go on the unlikely chance he got in.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what business major and career objectives are. Wander over to poets and quants to get the skinny on where the tippy top financial wizards are plucking the next generation of robber barons.

1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 100.00
2 University of Southern California (Marshall) 94.57
3 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) 88.93
4 Georgetown University (McDonough) 87.65
5 Cornell University (Dyson SC John) 85.71
6 New York University (Stern) 85.35
7 University of Virginia (McIntire) 84.92
8 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 83.56
9 University of Michigan (Ross) 81.04
10 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 79.63
11 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 79.58
12 Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) 79.06
13 Emory University (Goizueta) 76.96
14 Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim) 75.47
15 Boston University (Questrom) 73.80
16 University of Illinois (Gies) 73.37
17 Villanova University 73.00
18 Tulane University (Freeman) 72.11
19 University of Miami

[Anonymous]

Cannot make any reasonable recommendation without more information such as cost of each program, intended major concentration within business (accounting, finance, management, supply chain, operations, info tech, marketing, real estate, business analytics, international, etc.), desired career, preferred geographic location after college. Most important is cost of attendance for each program.

If significant difference in COA, then the lowest cost option should save enough dollars for a one year specialty masters degree or for an MBA after several years of post undergraduate degree work experience. A one year specialty masters degree can be taken immediately after earning one's BS/BA degree if a second chance at the preferred job market is needed or wanted.

A $30,000 per year difference theoretically leaves at least $120,000 available/saved for grad school at a highly ranked, heavily recruited university.

If all 4 programs cost the same, then:

Michigan or Texas should be the top pick, then Georgia, then Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cannot make any reasonable recommendation without more information such as cost of each program, intended major concentration within business (accounting, finance, management, supply chain, operations, info tech, marketing, real estate, business analytics, international, etc.), desired career, preferred geographic location after college. Most important is cost of attendance for each program.

If significant difference in COA, then the lowest cost option should save enough dollars for a one year specialty masters degree or for an MBA after several years of post undergraduate degree work experience. A one year specialty masters degree can be taken immediately after earning one's BS/BA degree if a second chance at the preferred job market is needed or wanted.

A $30,000 per year difference theoretically leaves at least $120,000 available/saved for grad school at a highly ranked, heavily recruited university.

If all 4 programs cost the same, then:

Michigan or Texas should be the top pick, then Georgia, then Wisconsin.

If an accounting major, then best to select the lowest cost option as CPA licenses require 5 years of college credits and accounting degree program are somewhat equal due to CPA licensing test requirements.

[Anonymous]

Texas over Michigan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Love hearing the feedback. We very likely will not have these 4 options lol. Like beyond unlikely. But thinking ahead because DS got into UGA and was offered money (not a ton) but still waiting on Wisconsin, UT Austin, UF, UNC (won't get in) Michigan, UMD oh and Vanderbilt (ridiculous reach along w. UNC)

I was told Wisconsin was "better" or more competitive than UGA.

I just panicked cause Michigan is a fortune and I know he would want to go on the unlikely chance he got in.

He has a better chance of getting into Michigan oos than Texas.