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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both are going to be great for CS, but Michigan has more overall prestige nationally. It's spoken of with schools like Berkeley (although slightly lower) while Maryland is more similar to the likes of Wisconsin, UIUC, and Washington (maybe slightly lower since Maryland's rise to prominence is more recent).

Is that prestige worth the 80k extra?

For CS itself, no because the material will be the same, the research opportunities will be the same, the professors will be as good (as in, renowned but not focused on undergraduate education), the companies will be the similar since both are quite far from Silicon Valley (mix of big tech and either automakers at Michigan or defense contractors at Maryland).

For other majors, like undergraduate business and finance especially, there will be a difference in recruiting due to the prestige. [/quote]

In terms of national reputation, MD is definitely lower than the schools you list. That may be different in another decade, but not currently.[/quote]

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