<p>Hey so I was accepted into the Materials Science and Engineering program at both Penn State, main campus, and at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I really liked Illinois more than Penn State, but the problem is Illinois is $48,000 a year vs. Penn State is less than $20,000 because I'm in state. Would spending the extra money and graduating with a huge student loan be worth it; does Illinois offer things Penn State wouldn't? Or should I save money, go to Penn State, then maybe consider Illinois for grad school? </p>
<p>Thank you for any input :)</p>