Living in the state of Texas, I am planning to go to The University of Texas. Without touching on scores or chances of getting in, are there any schools that will have a better return on investment than going to UT in state? The cost after room and board is about 100k. My parents are willing to pay that, or 100k towards an OOS or private program as long as I am able to justify why I should go there.
Are there any schools out there in mechanical engineering that would be worth taking out 80-100k of student debt in the long run? For example, UT Austin vs Georgia Tech. Assuming I could not get a scholarship to go to either, does the fact that Georgia Tech has a better mechanical engineering program (2nd in country vs 10th) justify the 80k~ student debt I would have to take on.
Thanks! And if there are any schools that would actually make sense financially to go there instead, please let me know! For example if by going to Georgia Tech, the average starting salary would be 10k higher (hypothetically).
Thank y'all!
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