36k? Damn, that’s more than my entire undergrad tuition.
[quote]SirTroyRobert wrote:
I’m an Economics major, and as far as I can tell, neither SDSU or UNLV have programs that are well known as far as an employer taking notice of your school. I think both their business programs are on the rise. SDSU does have better social life I’m pretty sure. But I plan to be involved at UNLV.
As far as earning potential after graduation, as of right now Economics majors have the second highest pay rate out of college behind engineering. I think I’ve made up my mind. I’ll transfer to UNLV, and although it’s not a college town, I’ll have to put forth the effort to get what I want out of it. I definitely would feel bad having my parents pay so much, because even though they said they can handle it, I know for a fact it puts a strain on them.
My sister will be in college in about 3 years so I’m not trying to put that kind of strain on them. Most of my family on my mom’s side lives in Las Vegas so I’ll be close to family. I have a part time job in San Diego, but the hours are not as flexible as where I work in Las vegas and the pay is not as high. [/quote]
Speaking as a business person, I doubt an employer would see much difference between a degree from SDSU and UNLV. You’re probably better off saving your and your parent’s money and going to UNLV. At some point you might want to think about an MBA and it’s also probably better to save your borrowing capacity for that. Given what you’ve said, the only reason I could see to stay at SDSU would be if you want to stay in that area after graduation. It might be a bit easier to find a job there if you’re already local.
I graduate from SDSU in 2009 and I only paid about $1500 a semester for tuition. That was an instate fee so I can imagine that they really rape people outside of California. Not only that, i’m just your housing or rent is really expensive as is anything in San Diego. I would totally go back home and save the money. Although you will miss out on the awesomeness of San Diego.
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
36k? Damn, that’s more than my entire undergrad tuition.[/quote]
Lol, ya I’m pretty sure it is more than mine was as well. It’s less than the grad program I’m in currently too.
Don’t bother with residency in CA. It’s a bit of a nightmare.
If there is no massive benefit in going to SDSU over UNLV, then go to UNLV.
No one really cares about the names of the school unless it’s a super big league like Stanford or MIT or regional powerhouses anyhow.
And SDSU is most decidedly not a regional powerhouse.
[quote]magick wrote:
No one really cares about the names of the school unless it’s a super big league like Stanford or MIT or regional powerhouses anyhow.
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I agree with this for the most part especially if we are talking about undergrad. Things change a bit at the grad level, but I still think the degree is much more important than where it came from. Work experience is way more important, imo, than any degree.
SDSU & UNLV are both well known enough that I doubt the name on your resume will matter.
Just remember it’s like everything else, you’re paying for the name, which doesn’t automatically make it better. Example: I’m looking at starting an MBA program in 2016. University of Maryland cost’s about $50K over a 24 month period. Towson (where I got my undergrad) would be about $24K and is more flexible in how long it takes. Is the University of Maryland MBA program $26K better? Probably not; however, what looks better? How many CFOs went to Towson vs. how many went to a school like Maryland? What if I move out of MD (ergo: how well will a degree from Towson travel)?
This is where a cost/benefit analysis is important.