Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 12:28     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Not sure this poster was aware but taking a quick look GT almost 800 students responded and Emory only 83 for CS. So, meaningless

But what really caught my eye. Overall Median Salaries for both schools and annual cost to attend caught my eye. Wow

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139658-Emory-University
Median Salary All graduates - $80,137
Average Annual Cost to Attend - $23,911

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139755-Georgia-Institute-of-Technology-Main-Campus
Median Salary All graduates - $102,772
Average Annual Cost to Attend $13,289



This isnt the brag you think it is. Emory doesn't have any engineering majors. Its CS program is small like you said.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 12:25     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?

Whatever makes you feel better. Emory CS grads are paid more because its a T25. Emory bba is an IB target because its a T25.


Isn't Emory's CS a joint program with GT?

No... they have a graduate biomedical engineering program.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 12:10     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.


lol GT is plenty prestigious my friend. 12% overall acceptance rate and 8-9% acceptance rate. Next example.

Unless instate go with the T25 private.


Not exactly, for CS, GT is better than many T25. Even OOS tuition is still much lower than privates.


Yes, ignore the Emory Troll . They appear quite often on this board trying to put down other schools which are clearly better.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 12:06     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?

Whatever makes you feel better. Emory CS grads are paid more because its a T25. Emory bba is an IB target because its a T25.


Isn't Emory's CS a joint program with GT?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 12:05     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.


lol GT is plenty prestigious my friend. 12% overall acceptance rate and 8-9% acceptance rate. Next example.

Unless instate go with the T25 private.


Not exactly, for CS, GT is better than many T25. Even OOS tuition is still much lower than privates.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 11:57     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Not sure this poster was aware but taking a quick look GT almost 800 students responded and Emory only 83 for CS. So, meaningless

But what really caught my eye. Overall Median Salaries for both schools and annual cost to attend caught my eye. Wow

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139658-Emory-University
Median Salary All graduates - $80,137
Average Annual Cost to Attend - $23,911

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139755-Georgia-Institute-of-Technology-Main-Campus
Median Salary All graduates - $102,772
Average Annual Cost to Attend $13,289


Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 11:08     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?

Whatever makes you feel better. Emory CS grads are paid more because its a T25. Emory bba is an IB target because its a T25.


Troll

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139658-Emory-University&fos_code=1107&fos_credential=3
Emory CS-166k


https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139755-Georgia-Institute-of-Technology-Main-Campus&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
GT-155k
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 11:01     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?

Whatever makes you feel better. Emory CS grads are paid more because its a T25. Emory bba is an IB target because its a T25.


Troll
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 10:40     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What if your DC changes their mind about their major/program? Lots of kids change their major. That would make me wary of choosing a school based on a particular program.


Then send them to a school that is the jack of all trades master of none. You choice.


No, send them to schools that are master of all: T5 to T25 in ALL areas. That is how you win the game in this job market as well as the current rush to med/law/grad school. The same players win. Everyone we know sitting on multiple top-20 admits to MD-phD or phD spots is from an Ivy+ or UCB, or Williams. They are going on admission visits all over. The same group landed top summer jobs all through undergrad.
A couple steps down, the T50 uni range, no admissions, maybe one T25, despite 3.95--higher GPA than the top school kids. The undergrad programs and research experience is not as rigorous. Companies understand the differences as do grad programs.

Phds arent well paid degrees for the most part
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 10:40     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?

Whatever makes you feel better. Emory CS grads are paid more because its a T25. Emory bba is an IB target because its a T25.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 09:35     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Other than Nursing, what is Emory Top 5 in?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 09:31     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Run along. This is a thread about program prestige vs. college prestige. Emory has neither. Other than Nursing Please list any program Emory is the Top 5 in? We will wait.

Im sorry your child couldn't get in friend, maybe in another lifetime. The 42k students who applied this year certainly think it prestigious. And Mind you GT CS isnt even Top5.


lol My kid got into ND and Northwestern for privates. Wouldn't think about applying to Emory. Doesn't want to be a nurse. BTW, you do realize Georgia Tech received 68,000 apps this cycle with about 56,000 from OOS.

And Mind you GT CS isnt even Top5 And why do you continually feel compelled to not tell the truth on this board. It's strange.

2026 Top Undergrad Schools for CS USNWR
1.MIT
2 CMU
2.Stanford
2. UC Berkely
5. Georgia Institute of Technology
5. Princeton
7. Cornell


Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 09:30     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What if your DC changes their mind about their major/program? Lots of kids change their major. That would make me wary of choosing a school based on a particular program.


Then send them to a school that is the jack of all trades master of none. You choice.


No, send them to schools that are master of all: T5 to T25 in ALL areas. That is how you win the game in this job market as well as the current rush to med/law/grad school. The same players win. Everyone we know sitting on multiple top-20 admits to MD-phD or phD spots is from an Ivy+ or UCB, or Williams. They are going on admission visits all over. The same group landed top summer jobs all through undergrad.
A couple steps down, the T50 uni range, no admissions, maybe one T25, despite 3.95--higher GPA than the top school kids. The undergrad programs and research experience is not as rigorous. Companies understand the differences as do grad programs.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 09:21     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Top tech companies, from startups, research heavy labs, tech consulting, or quant-finance, all prefer the same group of 15-18 schools, ivies and the usual rigorous stem schools, including a couple of publics. Above-Ave-public engineering such as NCSU or VT cannot compete because they are not even considered for most of these jobs. It does not matter that DCUM thinks ivies are "bad" at stem, they are in fact world-class: highly accessible research for undergrads, early on, profs with connections, their students get top sci and tech internships after sophomore year that other students do not have a shot at until junior.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 09:11     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Run along. This is a thread about program prestige vs. college prestige. Emory has neither. Other than Nursing Please list any program Emory is the Top 5 in? We will wait.

Im sorry your child couldn't get in friend, maybe in another lifetime. The 42k students who applied this year certainly think it prestigious. And Mind you GT CS isnt even Top5.