<p>Which is better, Tufts or NYU CAS? I am particularly interested in the reputation of the economics department. Also, in terms of the regional and national prestige of the two schools. Thank you.</p>
<p>You posted this question twice. </p>
<p>Though people will argue that NYU's grad econ program is fabulous, it just does not equal or say much about the undergrad program -- only minimally so. I think it is widely accepted that a Tufts undergraduate education (incl. a major in the highly popular Econ dept) is more highly respected than one at NYU. Either way, they're both great schools.</p>
<p>Plus totally different experiences. Tufts is a very small school in a blue-collar city just north of Boston with easy subway access to Boston. NYU is a huge school in the heart of Manhatten. So it also depends on what kind of experience you are looking for.</p>
<p>If by "blue collar"you mean upper middle class, then yes.</p>
<p>No I meant blue collar. The upper middle class live in Winchester.</p>
<p>Blue collar would be more working class - less with professional degress...I would say Medford is middle class!</p>
<p>they both have their respective strengths in different fields in the undergraduate level. my suggestion would be to look not only at the overall school but also the specific programs before you make ur choice. its hard to judge the economic program at the undergraduate level</p>
<p>Both have good economics programs. If I were you, I would consider everything else that goes into a great college experience - there's more to four years of life other than your major.</p>
<p>NYU has a very high ranked econ program. Professor Lieberman teaches here (google Liberman & Hall Microeconomics). I took his econ class, he was amazing.</p>
<p>I feel Tufts is better for undergrad overall than NYU, and it's an informed opinion because I did a summer study abroad program through NYU and met many students from there. The students were very smart and capable, though I've been more impressed with the overall quality of Tufts students. The course however, was easier than any course I've taken at tufts. </p>
<p>If you view an undergrad degree as a ticket to admission to a job or MBA program then you need to reevaluate your priorities. College is about a lot more than that. I feel that the smaller size of Tufts will give you a better chance to interact with and get to know your professors. However, if you think you'll be "coddled" at Tufts, you're very mistaken.</p>
<p>Also, Boston is not a blue-collar city, at least not any more than New York is. There are parts of Boston that definately are blue-collar, but the overall feel of the city is more professional and upper-middle class.</p>
<p>Also, it doesn't work well for quite a lot of people to base their college choice on a particular major. Many, many people change their majors, as they take classes and figure out what really interests them. I haven't seen any studies on this, but my observations suggest that a majority of people change what they study at least once.</p>
<p>I thought Tufts was outside of Boston??? </p>
<p>Anyway, I think most people would say NYU is more prestigious. NYU has definitely become more prosperous over the last decade. I don't know how the economics depts fare, but I always encourage kids to apply to school with an open mind and not limit themselves to the status of a particular major. I suspect when you are looking for a job or networking, most people or employers would not give much credit to an institution's ranking in a particular major--particularly at the college level. When you see a firm's bio sheet of where their employees attended college, I don't recall ever seeing someone highlighting that X college had the #1 Econ major in 2008...<br>
As a result, I suggest choosing the school that will give you the greatest options. My wife attended NYU CAS and she has had an excellent career.</p>
<p>I've long believed that you can't produce a reliable ranking of undergraduate major strength. However, I do feel that you can judge which schools are in the top tier, 2nd tier, 3rd tier, etc. But all the schools in the top tier will pretty much be equal to each other.</p>
<p>Also Tufts isn't actually "in" Boston, it's in the suburbs of Medford and Somerville, but Boston is easily accessible using the T.</p>
<p>I belive US News ranks Tufts higher than NYU, not that it nmatters. Both are very good schools. Tufts is more of a medium sized LAC, while NYU is huge and has many different undergraduate colleges. It really depends on what you are looking for in your college career.</p>