<p>Is there a financial consideration? I think the CS rankings are for grad school, which can depend on many things and which isn’t as important for you. BU is the better school for undergrad. Eitherway these are reasonably good choices.</p>
<p>At UMass you can take classes in the consortium, but it might be difficult to do within your major, that is usually pretty mapped out. However definately try one or more for general requirements.</p>