<p>I'm looking to pursue a career in economics/finance, and was wondering which of these schools would be better for an undergrad business degree. I heard MN has way more opportunities than WI so it's really hard for me to decide. These 2 schools are my safe schools btw, my aims are Cornell/Ross/NYU.</p>
<p>Both are good, but I give the edge to UW unless you're in-state for Minnesota.</p>
<p>UW has a much more collegiate environment than Minnesota.</p>
<p>UW places well in both Chicago and Minny so UW has more options than Uminn. Chicago>>>>Minny for longterm job prospects. There are WAY more UW alums in Chicago.</p>
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Both are good, but I give the edge to UW unless you're in-state for Minnesota.
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MN residents pay the same tuitions at UW.</p>
<p>yeah I pay instate tuition for both. But I just heard about how everyone get a decent job right out of Carlson but not Madison</p>
<p>Where did you "hear" that? At the gas station or from somebody with actual knowledge? Three months after graduation 85% of UW grads had full-time employment with an average salary of $50,000. I do not think Carson is any better than that.</p>
<p>Carlson BSB class of 2007:
Base salary range ... $25,000-$87,500
Mean base salary ... $48,532
Recruiting companies ... 629</p>
<p>88% of the jobs were in the midwest. Carlson did not report the % employed at graduation.</p>
<p>For 2007 UW was $48,252 average with 80% in the midwest. Range was $26,000-$95,000. With many kids staying in Madison and taking a lower salary to do that the numbers are pretty similar.</p>
<p>I'm an U of MN alumnus, just to reveal my bias, but really I don't think you can go wrong by going to Wisconsin. My one bit of advice, which I apply to a lot of pairings of colleges, is to go to the college that will take you farthest from home.</p>
<p>Both are good schools and you're lucky that owing to the tuition reciprocity arrangement, you're effectively in-state for both. Carlson is garnering a reputation as a very good business school and may have just a slight edge over Wisconsin's business school at this point, but it's very close. Both schools also have top-notch economics departments. Although Wisconsin is a slightly stronger school overall academically, it's had to struggle to hold on to its position in a difficult legislative and financial environment, while Minnesota is making a big push to move up into the top tier of public institutions with ambitious faculty hiring, academic reorganization, curricular reforms, and building plans, all with pretty strong backing from the state legislature which sees the University as a key driver of the Twin Cities' increasingly knowledge-based economy, thus central to the state's long-term economic well-being.</p>
<p>For what you want to do, I think it's really a push. I'd go with the school that's a better fit for you personally. Wisconsin is more of a traditional campus-centered environment and Madison is one of the all-time great college towns. Minnesota is more of an urban environment; the Twin Cities are much bigger than Madison, and they've got a well-deserved reputation as very lively and livable cities with a wealth of cultural opportunities and a thriving business community.</p>
<p>Actually, since you're aiming higher up the pecking order, I'd urge you to apply to both Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can decide later which to attend if you don't get into your "reach" schools.</p>