Advice for choosing a grad school?

<p>I am a working civil engineer in construction management in Chicagoland and graduated from Purdue with my BSCE in 2009, but I feel the need to pursue my MSCE with a structural engineering emphasis. I got into Purdue (which out of state tuition is rediculous), Bradley University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). I got denied admission to UIUC. I am trying to decide if I should continue working and see if my company would support me if I go to UIC. I am sure they will support me going to UIC, my concern is the difference in reputation between my BSCE from Purdue and if I attend UIC. Does anyone have any advice or input? Both about my reputation concerns and the quality of a UIC education, and working while I work on my masters?</p>

<p>You should ask this question at the Grad School Forum. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper left of this screen, and scroll down to find it.</p>

<p>Thank you! I’m still trying to figure out the website</p>

<p>A masters isn’t a PhD, so I wouldn’t really worry about reputation as much. If your employer will pay for UIC, I’d go there and save the money. No one will look less on you because you decided to save some money.</p>