I got into Carnegie and Purdue. Carnegie is ranked 22 overall in Usnews while Purdue is at 62. However, I got into Carnegie’s HSS for Economics while I got into Purdue’s school of management(Krannert). It is ranked 21 as a business school.
I want to do business but should I stick with the overall higher ranked college (Carnegie) or should I go with the business school that’s poorly overall ranked but still good in business(Purdue).
I plan to get an MBA so I don’t know how important my major is. If it isn’t that important than I’d rather go to Carnegie. Also, if I also have the possibility of transfering from Carnegie to better places or to its Tepper business school. I’m at a bit of a crossroads, should I just take the risk and go to Carnegie and do Economics and get a MBA or try to transfer? Or I can go to Purdue Krannert and stay there the entire time, for their MBA program as well and then getting a decent but not great salary of 75,000 avg.
PS: Basically it comes down to if I can transfer from Carnegie OR if Economics/Math is a good major to get a job from. If the name recognition of Carnegie is really much better than Purdue’s, then I’m gonna take the chance and go there.