Any thought on WUSTL versus William&Marry ? Willam& Marry has more feel of liberal art college, whereas Wustl has a feel of Ivy league university. Given the ranking difference, I am leaning towards to WUSTL. But expenses are totally different case.
Wustl: 83,980 Willam&Marry: 62,648 (awarded 3K scholarship)
My family can afford either, but does WUSTL really worth the difference?
My preference is to work in a local accounting firm after graduation to gain some international experience and have a better understanding of American accounting standards. I completed my undergraduate studies of accountancy in China. I know it sounds difficult for a foreigner to find a full-time job in U.S. On the basis of employment opportunity, which one do you think is the best choice?
Highly appreciate your feedback!!! Specifically on the accounting / business world.
It doesn’t just sound difficult for a foreigner to get full-time work in the the US- it is difficult. For an undergraduate degree? neither of them is going to help you with employers. They have to demonstrate that they can’t find anybody else with your skillset in the US- and that your skill set is essential. With a newly minted BA/BS that’s not going to happen, especially in accountancy, which has more new grads than it needs.
Thank you for your reply! I am going to start my master degree in accounting this year. I know the master degrees of neither are top enough to secure a job in the U.S. I am wondering from local perspective, whether those two schools are in the similar level? Honestly speaking, W&M is a less famous college heard by fewer Chinese, while wustl owns a higher reputation.
Since you will almost certainly be going back to China after you finish, choose the one that will help you most there.
Fo accounting, if you were to stay in the US, there would not be a meaningful difference in employment between the two universities- but also an MA in Accounting is not an especially useful degree in the US. CPA certification is the primary qualification for accountants, and you can get the same employment & salary outcomes with a CPA w/ or w/o a Masters. Indeed, the couple of MA Acct programs that I know anything about emphasize that the course helps you meet CPA requirements- something you can do w/o spending $80K+ on an MA.