<p>I have been accepted into all 3 colleges but I am not sure which one to chose for computer science. I live in New Jersey so I get in-state tuition from Rutgers. Here is the following current stats from US news for each of the colleges:</p>
<p>Rutgers:
Price: $13,073 (instate tuition) + $11,412 (room and board)
Overall Rank: #68
Rank for Comp Sci: #28</p>
<p>UPitt:
Price: $26,280 (out-of-state tuition) + $9,870 (room and board)
Overall Rank: #58
Rank for Comp Sci: #53</p>
<p>Virginia Tech:
Price: $25,320 (instate tuition) + $8,000 (room and board)
Overall Rank: #72
Rank for Comp Sci: #44</p>
<p>I did not receive any scholarship from any of the colleges, so the tuition for each college won't change. I'm not sure if I can decide which is the best college based on the statistics alone. Also, I'm not sure if I should consider the computer science ranking of the university or the overall ranking of the university. The environments for each of the colleges seem good (I am fine with suburban colleges, city colleges and small town colleges). I suppose research and internship opportunities should be taken into consideration too. Overall, I want to go to the college that will provide the best academics (good teachers, helpful TAs, etc...) and I'm not sure which one is the best. If anyone from each of the universities or those in a similar situation as me can give me some information, I would be most grateful. Please help me!</p>
<p>FYI - those numbers appear to be grad school rankings. Check out the career survey results for CS graduates from Rutgers. If the same companies recuit at Rutgers and the other universities then go with the cheapest (all else being equal).</p>
<p>Virginia Tech all the way! Why? Read this article about degrees in CompSci:</p>
<p>[Is</a> a computer science degree worth the paper it’s printed on? | Application Development - InfoWorld](<a href=“http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/computer-science-degree-worth-the-paper-its-printed-205097]Is”>http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/computer-science-degree-worth-the-paper-its-printed-205097)</p>
<p>The guy is an employer who hires CS grads. He says he prefers people WITHOUT a degree because they are better than those who have a degree but can’t understand theory. Then he adds that he only hires VIRGINIA TECH because they have both!</p>
<p>I think Rutgers is better since it is cheaper and you probably don’t want to spend too much money. The guy above is wrong because:</p>
<p>1) The employer is an idiot, and the reason is obvious. Big companies and the best software companies have mostly CS people doing their software and almost 0 people without degrees. Also I doubt someone from virginia tech wants to work for him lol</p>
<p>2) Virginia Tech is way more expensive</p>
<p>multiply 33k x 4 that’s 132k, that’s way too much money</p>
<p>Compared to Rutger:</p>
<p>multiply 24k X 4 that’s 96k, so you are going to be saving about 36k and will get a better education</p>
<p>I think the author of that article is expressing a purist hacker attitude, i.e., the skills are what matter and there are plenty of CS graduates who are not competent. Some of the best programmers I work with do not have CS degrees but I work in an area with very specialized skills and knowledge.</p>
<p>It’s a fallacy to think that the biggest software companies offer the best opportunities. A small growing company may offer more immediate prospects for wealth creation.</p>