<p>Which is more prestigious?</p>
<p>just wondering.</p>
<p>They are both very prestigious. I don’t think one is more prestigious than the other. Unlike other programs, the strength (and prestige) of a Business program can be measured by professional placement stats since that is the whole point of a business education. Since McIntire and Ross are roughly equal in size, the comparison is easy to make. As you will find out, the two are virtually identical in every way.</p>
<p>MEAN STARTING SALARY:
McIntire: $61,000
Ross: $62,000</p>
<p>JOB PLACEMENT ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHY
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic:
McIntire: 43%
Ross: 38%</p>
<p>South/Southeast:
McIntire: 49%
Ross: 2%</p>
<p>Midwest:
McIntire: 3%
Ross: 43%</p>
<p>West/South West:
McIntire: 4%
Ross: 13%</p>
<p>International:
McIntire: 2%
Ross: 4%</p>
<p>INDUSTRY:
Investment Banking
McIntire: 33%
Ross: 25%</p>
<p>Consulting:
McIntire: 18%
Ross: 25%</p>
<p>Services:
McIntire: 95%
Ross 87%</p>
<p>Manufacturing:
McIntire: 5%
Ross: 13%</p>
<p>PLACEMENTS INTO TOP INVESTMENT BANKING FIRMS:
Goldman Sachs
McIntire: 4
Ross: 3</p>
<p>Morgan Stanley
McIntire:4
Ross: 8</p>
<p>JP Morgan
McIntire: 5
Ross: 10</p>
<p>Citi
McIntire: 9
Ross: 13</p>
<p>Credit Suisse
McIntire: 5
Ross: 5</p>
<p>UBS
McIntire: 7
Ross: 3</p>
<p>Deutschebank
McIntire: 1
Ross: 5</p>
<p>Barclays Capital
McIntire: 9
Ross: 3</p>
<p>Bank of America
McIntire: 5
Ross: 1</p>
<p>Blackstone
McIntire: 2
Ross: 1</p>
<p>Lazard
McIntire: 2
Ross: 2</p>
<p>TOTAL
McIntire: 53
Ross: 54</p>
<p>PLACEMENTS INTO TOP MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS:
McKinsey
McIntire: 6
Ross: 3</p>
<p>Bain
McIntire: 2
Ross: 4</p>
<p>Boston Consulting Group
McIntire: 1
Ross: 4</p>
<p>TOTAL
McIntire: 9
Ross: 11</p>
<p>PLACEMENTS INTO TOP TECHNOLOGY FIRMS
Google
McIntire: 1
Ross: 5</p>
<p>Microsoft
McIntire: 1
Ross: 4</p>
<p>Cisco
McIntire: 1
Ross: 6</p>
<p>IBM
McIntire: 4
Ross: 2</p>
<p>General Electric
McIntire: 1
Ross: 2</p>
<p>TOTAL
McIntire: 8
Ross: 19</p>
<p>go to the cheaper one.</p>
<p>Unless the OP is a resident of one of those two states, or unless he/she receives a more generous aid/scholarship package from one of those schools, cost is probably not going to be an issue. Michigan costs approximately $3,000 more than UVa. In most cases, I think “fit” should be the deciding factor when choosing between those two great universities.</p>