UMich Ross vs. NYU Stern for business and sports management

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<p>I am a high school senior admitted to both the University of Michigan - LSA (still waiting on preferred admissions decision from Ross School of Business, and New York University - Stern School of Business. </p>

<p>I want to go into the field of sports business.
At UMich, i would try to do their dual-degree in Ross and School of Kinesiology entitled Sports Management/BBA dual degree.</p>

<p>At NYU, I would major in Stern in something like marketing, finance, or management, while attemping to take classes, double major, or maybe minor if possible at the Tisch Center for Sports Management.</p>

<p>Decision Influencers:
1) NYU over 4 years would cost 92,000 total paid to the university, and UMich would cost around 135,000
2) Umich is a traditional college experience in a quintessential college town (i.e. football games, etc.) , which I like a lot and would be happy in. NYU is like living as a new yorker, not a college student, which is more of an uncomfortable situation but I think might help me mature.
3) Although both good business schools, UMich has an edge, but NYU has proximity to money. I also prefer the Umich dual degree rather than trying to play with the system at NYU.
4) I'm not sure how much the government affects the cost of education in a Public school like Michigan, while NYU is private.
5) I would like to attend grad school after I graduate, so does anyone have advice about grad school feeder or acceptances from these two schools.
6) I think my opinion about NYU might be skewed but I am constantly hearing that NYU students are unhappy as a whole and I know a few people who transferred out after freshman year.</p>

<p>Please, If anyone has any incite, information, or even an relatively unbiased opinion, I can really use your help. The more in depth the better.</p>

<p>THANK YOU :]</p>

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<p>Sports business is probably best at Ross. I guess you would get that type of experience you want because of Michigan’s sports teams and school pride. NYU has no school sports pride whatsoever, so if that is a big issue to you Ross might be better. </p>

<p>Stern is rated higher. It isn’t that hard though to try and get sports management at NYU because you can major in whatever you want and then easily minor in sports management at Tisch. From all the people I’ve heard from who go to Stern, many of them say they minor or double major very easily in Tisch. Contrary to what you’ve heard, most people I know who go to NYU love it, but it really does depend on whether you are a city person. </p>

<p>From what you are saying though Ross seems to suit what you want your major/minor to be, more easily. The only real glaring differences between Michigan and Stern are the school pride/sports teams and the city vs. campus aspect. I’d say make your decision based on whether sports team and pride are really important to you, and whether that campus feel is important to you. In those respects Michigan is a lot better. In terms of jobs/recruiting/graduate school prospects, both NYU and Michigan compare favorably because they are top undergraduate business schools.</p>