Lehigh vs UIUC

<p>I can't seem to decide on which school to go to. They both accepted me for Engineering and UIUC accepted me into their MatSE program and honors. </p>

<p>Lehigh : closer to home, a lot cheaper(i basically pay less than 10k a year), engineering program not as strong as UIUC
UIUC : 12+hours from home, way more expensive(didn't give me much), better engineering program than Lehigh</p>

<p>I want to do Material Science/Engineering and from what I've heard from professionals in the engineering world, UIUC seems like the place to go. But, it is much more expensive than Lehigh which they all did not recommend over UIUC. </p>

<p>I can't seem to decide on which school. Should I go to the cheaper, not as strong Lehigh or the more expensive, better UIUC?</p>