<p>I got into both hunter and nyu for childhood special education. Do not know which one to choose! Help!</p>
<p>NYU! 10char</p>
<p>R u familiar with either program?</p>
<p>Which is the cheapest?</p>
<p>Teaching is not a highly-paid profession, as you probably know, and “prestige” counts for essentially zero. It would be stupid to borrow $50,000 for NYU when a $20,000 (guessing) CUNY degree gets you the same credential and the same opportunities.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the people who just automatically say “OMG NAME SCHOOL!” - they’re not going to be paying your student loan bills for you.</p>
<p>Very true however, my program in nyu is shorter than hunter. So the price difference is about 15,000. Which is a lot of money, but managable debt. My concern is that when I movE out of state ( to Florida) would a job recognize hunter as a good school or is nyu better because it is more nationally known.</p>
<p>Again, nobody cares about “prestige” in teaching. The vast majority of teachers in this country come from random “third-tier” directional state universities, aka the original teacher’s colleges. There’s literally millions of teachers out there with degrees from Black Hills State, Cal State-Stanislaus, Stephen Austin State, U of Southern Indiana, etc.</p>
<p>By the time you finish paying off $15,000 in debt, it’s about $20,000. That’s a nice late-model used car, or a down payment on a house. Is NYU worth that much money to you? Only you can make that decision.</p>
<p>Very true however, my program in nyu is shorter than hunter. So the price difference is about 15,000. Which is a lot of money, but managable debt. My concern is that when I movE out of state ( to Florida) would a job recognize hunter as a good school or is nyu better because it is more nationally known.</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter, because special education is in such demand they will hire you if you came from a school they never heard of. Incidentally, though, Hunter is a great school with a great reputation.</p>
<p>IMO NYU is not worth the extra $15K. Like others have said, prestige doesn’t matter in teaching.</p>