Is the informatics program at UCI worse or equal to the CS program in the dept. of ICS? Is it worth going out of state, or should I just go in-state for CS (I live in VA).
Well, you will be paying full fees at UCI as an OOS student so at $65K/year to attend = $260K for 4 years. Is that amount worth it to you even if it is the best informatics program? I would say definitely not unless you have an unlimited budget.