<p>I am from China and I got admitted to UT Austin's Advertising & Public Relations master's program, Boston University's Commination's Studies Program and Depaul's Ad &Public Relation's program</p>
<p>I have a hard time choosing between the two, there are many things to consider when deciding which one to go.</p>
<p>I heard as far as job opportunities concern, Boston and Chicago have a lot more opportunities, however, Austin's advertising program ranks No.1 in the nation (I think...)</p>
<p>UT is much cheaper than BU obviously, and Depaul is cheaper too, but as far as ranking goes, Depaul ranks much lower than both schools. I am afraid the academic intensity and selectivity is not as high as other two.</p>
<p>In China, Boston University has a great reputation and all my friends and colleagues know BU and recommend me to go, however I see BU admits a lot of Chinese students those years and I cannot help but wonder if they take us because we are the source of funding for them....</p>
<p>Please, if you have any idea or you have heard/attended those program, I would love to hear your suggestions and advice.</p>
<p>My son was considering Communications for a while and he liked BU and UT both for that. I hadn’t heard him mention DePaul, for what that is worth. (He may just not have known it.) You might want to go to the UT forum and the BU forum and ask there which is the stronger program and what job prospects there are coming from each. Sometimes different schools are known by different segments of industry.</p>
<p>Okay, now I’m curious. Why would BU have a “great reputation” in China? It’s a fine school, but not in the very top ranks, and a lot of its appeal to US students is its location in the country’s big college town.</p>
<p>Sorry to burst your bubble but you are assuming that you will be automatically be hired for job opportunities in both those cities. As an international student, you can’t assume that you will be hired anywhere. Many US employers are on budgets and timelines. It may not be beneficial for them to sponsor visas for international candidates.</p>
<p>Thank you for your comments! I like them all!</p>
<p>@collegevetting Which program did your son eventually choose?</p>
<p>@MommaJ I have no idea, probably because successful Chinese entrepreneurs, celebrities, politicians graduated from BU? Take Gary Locke as an example, he was the U.S. embassador to China.</p>
<p>@auntbea Sorry you misunderstood my thread, I did not automatically assume that I will be hired in the US job market. I was simply speaking of job opportunities of both cities. That’s why I ask which program is better, so I can get the best of it and prepare myself in the future :)</p>
<p>My son eventually decided on an alternate major although he did still apply to (and was accepted at) UT. He did not end up applying to BU, however, when he was interested in Communications he had been impressed with their program.</p>
<p>I wonder if Boston’s reputation as the uber college town is what makes BU well known in China. And there went as many Chinese people in Austin. It just isn’t as well known. </p>
<p>I would throw that out as a factor for you to consider: where will you feel the most comfortable. </p>
<p>fyi, you are posting in the undergraduate forum. Although not as busy, there is a grad school section where people post. Some posters here may confuse undergrad reputation and not know about specifric Master’s program reputation. fyi, in U.S. most Master’s (but not some, in STEM) are self funded, so U.S. students will be full pay too–my guess is that BU has done some great outreach/marketing in China. I do not think that field is one easy to get a job visa for, but I don’t really know.</p>
<p>“Okay, now I’m curious. Why would BU have a “great reputation” in China? It’s a fine school, but not in the very top ranks, and a lot of its appeal to US students is its location in the country’s big college town.”</p>
<p>Because people who are overseas – anywhere – don’t know what they are talking about, and make snap judgments about “what’s good” and “what’s not” based on what they’ve heard about, not due to any real knowledge. (But you knew that, MommaJ!) </p>
<p>@BrownParent I thought this is the graduate section… Yes, it is not in STEM and yes I think US students will be paying that much too. I guess that’s the reason why so many students got accepted but decide not to go.</p>
<p>@Lizardly does UT Austin have a better reputation than BU in the U.S.?</p>
<p>@Pizzagirl well I guess it’s not entirely snap judgments. BU is a fine school, most people refer to the USNews report. At least schools end up on this list are not diploma mill schools that accept everyone just for money.</p>
<p>I’ve found that everyone who’s attended UT Austin has absolutely loved it there and didn’t have a difficult time finding work after graduation. My brother attended UT Austin, and I’m from Houston, so I might be a bit biased, but it’s just a great school. That’s a general statement. I can’t comment on your program specifically. </p>
<p>In addition, the network of alumni that are scattered throughout the country and love to help each other out is very strong. You’re not stuck in Texas after you graduate. </p>
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