<p>Not considering cost, just wanted to hear some opinions.</p>
<p>If not considering cost, I would consider where you may want to end up working after graduation - Southern CA or New England? On-campus recruiting is largely regional and you won’t have to do as much legwork to get a job in your desired area because employers will come to you.</p>
<p>I think UCSD’s engineering program is stronger, but the whole residential college system can be confusing.
UCSD has nice weather, but the campus community lacks some social enhancements. La Jolla isn’t a really cheap college town and a lot of kids commute home to San Diego and OC on the weekends.
I don’t know as much about Northeastern other than it seems to be a college rising in prominence.</p>
<p>For engineering, cost should be the main factor. It makes no sense to pay more for an engineering degree when employers will not usually pay a premium because you went to the better program. As long as the program is ABET accredited, you should be fine. </p>