So I got both waitlisted at these university but got accepted to both. The prices are the same so I can’t really decide where to go. I know the NEU have co-op programs and it’s in Boston but idk for Tulane. For computer science program which is better? Tulane or Northeastern?
For CS: Northeastern. Northeastern has a College of Computer and Info Science, not just a department. Also Boston is a high tech mecca.
What’s the cost at each of them, and are finances a consideration?
I want to preface this with the fact that I am not a computer science student, and I don’t know as much about Tulane as a Northeastern student, but I am co-oping right now in a recruiting position and the people I work with look very favorably upon Northeastern computer science graduates. I can’t speak from the perspective of the programs themselves but in terms of job prospects, the people I work with are definitely more likely to hire a Northeastern student mainly because of the co-op program and the experience students graduate with.
@beeandpuppycat - There is also likely some regional component to it. Schools in the northeast will likely be more familiar with and confident in hiring Northeastern students, while in the south Tulane might be the better-known option. OP, where do you see yourself going (location-wise) after graduation?
@nanotechnology - That’s definitely true.
For CS, go Northeastern for sure IMO. I’m a current CS student and TA here - the program really does an amazing job of teaching. I would love to answer specific questions on the program, but if you want a great analysis, here is an essay written by the program’s creator (who will be teaching a section of the intro course next semester):
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/Thoughts/Growing_a_Programmer.html
@PengsPhils - I heard Matthias is leading the course in the fall. BWAAHAHAH! That oughta be fun. 
@nanotechnology Yeah, I’m excited to TA under him, and not to be a student right now lol
I went to Tulane as a Freshman many years ago and ended up transferring to another school in Boston.
My main reason was to get the hell out of New Orleans, which was a dangerous city back then.
Today might not be as bad, but that was a good part of the reason.
Also, Tulane is a small school, people and campus, NU much bigger school and city.
Urban setting at NU, more residential part of NO for Tulane.
Personally I liked the more urban setting in Boston, more to do etc.
I had friends at NU when I was a kid and my son just now got into NU, which we visited last summer.
I really like the campus and city a great deal, which would bias me to NU.
Keep in mind Tulane was a very well regarded school for many many years, they used
to sell Tshirts in the bookstore “Harvard…Tulane of the North” when I was there.
NU was kind of a mediocre local/regional school until fairly recently.
I would not pick Tulane for that reason, what they have now is what counts.
But if you are going into the working world in New England, older hiring managers don’t think of NU
as a top school, whereas in the south they do think of Tulane as a top school.
Based on recent success, NU will likely fix that problem as their grads move up the ranks in the
working world and make the hiring decisions. Tulane is already there.
My son decline NU due to better scholarships at other good schools in the area, but
all else being equal would have been happy to send him there, not Tulane.
Being from Louisiana and choosing to go to Northeastern, I would also consider which city you prefer. Summers are hot as hell in New Orleans, Winters are cold as hell in Boston. New Orleans has better football and food, Boston is a bigger college town. There’s a really big difference in culture, and I think that’s something to consider for a place where you’ll spend 4 or 5 years of your life.
Better food yes but better football!!! Say what?
OK, another Louisianian here who has lived in NOLA and near Boston. Pats are beating Saints most days and Tulane is not LSU on football.
I don’t want to pick on food - I love both cities! NOLA may win for breadth of local cuisine at affordable prices.
@TomSrOfBoston @Sportsman88 My heartfelt apologies for the football reference. Being from Baton Rouge, I was thinking of LSU (as opposed to Northeastern’s nonexistent football team). But alas, New Orleans is not Baton Rouge, for the great spillway divides
LOL