<p>I have been accepted into the business school at Penn State, LSA at U Mich, and the undergrad school at U Texas @ Austin. Being a PA resident over the course of four years the cost of Penn State is about 60k less then either Texas or Michigan. Do you think the extra 60k it would take to go to either Texas or Michigan is worth it over Penn State's Business School. I am majoring in Finance and plan on working either for a Financial Firm or going to Law School after undergrad. Assuming I got the exact same grades at either college do you think there is a significant difference in the way these colleges are viewed? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>University Park, Pa. – The Penn State Smeal College of Business ranks No. 1 among all undergraduate business programs, according to recruiters surveyed by Bloomberg Businessweek for the recruiter portion of its annual ranking of the country’s best undergraduate business programs, which was released March 3.
The magazine surveyed 246 recruiters, asking them to identify the programs with the best graduates, most innovative curriculum, and most effective career services. These results were combined with the recruiter surveys from the previous two years, and the end result ranked Smeal in first place for recruiter satisfaction.
This is the second No. 1 recruiter ranking for Penn State in the past six months. In September, the University earned the top spot in The Wall Street Journal. For that ranking, the newspaper surveyed 479 recruiters and asked them to identify the schools “whose bachelor degree graduates were the best-trained and educated, and best able to succeed once hired.”
In addition to the recruiter survey, the Businessweek rankings are based on student surveys and information provided by the schools. Overall, Smeal ranked 25th out of the 139 programs considered for the ranking – up four spots from last year. The college ranked ninth among publicly supported programs.</p>
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<p>Where do you hope to work when you graduate? Unless it’s in the midwest or Texas I don’t see paying the additional tuition.</p>
<p>Please realize that our illustrious governor has proposed a 50% cut in funding to all state and state-related universities, including Penn State. He will be in office another 3.8 years. That 50% cut might be reduced to a 40% cut by the Republican-controlled legislature, but it will still be a severe cut. Therefore, when making the comparison, assume higher tuition at Penn State.</p>
<p>However, even if tuition goes up 20% over the next couple years, it still will be much cheaper than your other options, unless they offer good aid. Moreover, be sure to factor in travel costs. </p>
<p>In addition, many middle income students from PA. are eligible for $2000 to $3000 a year in PHEAA grants if they go to college in PA. The Governor likes those grants (because they can also be used at private colleges) and is not proposing to cut them.</p>