<p>Your in-state flagship Minnesota has a very good reputation in math and economics, and good reputation for computer science. It has a top reputation for chemical engineering. With tuition reciprocity, Wisconsin also has very good reputations in subjects you may be interested in.</p>
<p>But you do need to run the net price calculators on each school to see if need-based financial aid is enough for you to attend. If not, check for large enough merit scholarships (but realize that you would have to aim for the merit scholarship, not merely admission). If neither need-based financial aid nor sufficient merit scholarships are within reach, then it is not worth investigating the school any further.</p>