I am a current college student at a community college in NYS studying computer science. I have applied to SUNY Albany, Stony Brook, and Buffalo. I would like to know which school is better to go to in terms of job opportunities after attendance. I live near UAlbany, therefore I would commute there, however if I were to go to Stony Brook or Buffalo, I would need to spend money over housing. Which school should I go to?
It would be easier to conduct a job search from Stony Brook just because of the proximity to NYC, but otherwise a degree from Stony Brook isn’t going to open any more doors than one from Buffalo or Albany. If you’re happy to go to school in Albany, stay there.
Stony Brook is a better computer science school and thus attracts marginally better students. Otherwise, I completely agree with @simba9. If money is at all an issue, then I’d suggest not spending the extra on housing for the marginal additional prestige of a “better” SUNY.