<p>I'm weighing all three schools for their Computer Science program.</p>
<p>Berkeley:
50K+ tuition because I am Out of State
B.A. in Computer Science (NOT EECS major)</p>
<p>Georgia Tech:
36K+ tuition because I am Out of State
Honors program
BS in Computer Science</p>
<p>UMass Amherst:
20K+ tuition because I am In State
Honors program</p>
<p>Basically, I would like to know whether the 200K price for Cal is worth it for their BA CS program as opposed to the cheaper alternatives of Tech and UMass. Thanks!</p>
<p>Very tough choice. </p>
<p>Personally I would not be able to justify the debt for Cal. Sounds like it would be a cool school to go to, but $200k is just waaaaay to much for undergrad. Unless of course your parents/you can afford it. Will your parents be contributing? </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the fact that you would get a Bachelor of *Arts<a href=“as%20opposed%20to%20a%20Bachelor%20of%20Science”>/i</a> in Computer Science at Berkeley.</p>
<p>But do worry about the difference in costs, especially if it results in a large amount of extra student loan debt.</p>
<p>Both Berkeley and Georgia Tech have career surveys by major of their graduates on their web sites. Consider whether typical pay levels after graduation would make a given amount of student loan debt manageable.</p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm</a>
[Georgia</a> Institute of Technology :: Salary Reports](<a href=“Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page”>Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page)</p>
<p>That’s what I am afraid of. My parents have enough to cover the first year and a half at Berkeley but after that, we would have to see. I would still have to pay 36K for Tech though which is still a hefty amount. I was also admitted to Northeastern University’s CS program which is in my state and would cost 34K. Ahh, this is so difficult!</p>
<p>UMASS - the other two options are simply not worth so much extra debt.</p>