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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP - DC didn’t want to go to UMD because we live very close to it and they wanted to get farther from home. Major will be in engineering (EE, CE or ME).

We have visited or are scheduled to visit all the campuses - I know the schools have very different vibes. I’m purely asking about reputation of the schools and their perceived value.[/quote]

If you mean how they're ranked, here you go:

Virginia Tech - 14
Case Western - 42
RIT - 57
Drexel - 64
WPI - 64

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate?schoolName=Virginia+Tech&myCollege=engineering-doctorate&_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc[/quote]

USNWR can be an input, but for engineering, I think salary information will tell you more about what employers think of engineering graduates of these schools.  You can get that on College Scorecard.[/quote]

Slight problem with that....salaries reflect regional cost of living.  A starter home close to DC will be at least $400K more than in Cleveland.  [/quote]

OK, but I have found there can be a significant differential between rankings and earnings, even at schools in the same geographic area.  That suggests to me that rankings may be disconnected from market sentiment.[/quote]

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