TAMU vs. University of Houston?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>(Sorry for writing this in the UT forum, but this is the only Texas forum that is active) </p>

<p>I’m asking from an undergrad Business perspective. Which university would be better? I know that TAMU is ranked , but is the rankings accurate for the big picture, which is getting a good job. For example, TAMU is ranked, but it isn’t located in a business city. This hurts TAMU when it comes to placing students in internships, right? Internships really helps when graduation comes around. UH has a highly respected undergrad B-School, but is’nt ranked. But UH is located in Houston which is better College Station when it comes to Business(Oil). Houston is a great city for internships. </p>

<li>So which school would be better to get a good job? I also know that when it comes to getting an MBA, job experience is very important. To me it seems that UH, even though not getting enough credit, is a better school to get a degree in Business.</li>
<li>Which school has more connections? </li>
<li>Can UH compare with UT? They are both in good business cities. I don’t know about the quality of education at UH, but I heard the B-School is highly respected. I pretty sure UT has a good quality of Education, but class sizes can be really huge. </li>
<li>Is a business degree from a Texas school as valuable in the Northeast, mainly states like NY and MA, as it is in Texas?</li>
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<p>Thank You All for reading this long post, but I really want to be able to pick which school would be best to go to if I am not accepted to UT.</p>

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<p>As a current Texan, I would say A&M. Houston is mainly a commuter school and my D (at Rice) says a lot of the kids are miserable there. Not much college life. A&M has an incredible alumni network and is a very unique place. Not a beautiful campus, but has it's own unique personality.</p>

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<p>I'd say that as far as the schools in general, I would agree with Momof WildChild. But you raise some very good points about the business aspect of living in a big city vs. College Station, Faxanadue. I will tell you that I had two nephews go to A&M and they both received good internships in their fields (finance and something to do with construction management) . But I think that they were summer internships.</p>