What's makes a "Good Program"

College Search & Selection
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<p>I"m hearing things like, " College A has a better architect program than College B" or "College Z has a better computer science program than Y". </p>

<p>Specifically I never knew why people say these things and I've had a hard time researching this fact.</p>

<p>Is it cuz they looked at the rankings from USATODAY that makes certain colleges with certain programs better?</p>

<p>Is it cuz the fact College A gives more internship and co op opportunities than college B?</p>

<p>Is it cuz the fact that College Z's professors shove more workload into your face?</p>

<p>and last, for example, tell me why Carnegie Mellon would have a better computer science and dont' give me "cuz it's ranked high on the USATODAY"</p>

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<p>what school do you want to compare to carnegie mellon? and by usatoday, do you mean usnews?</p>

<p>to answer your question: what makes a program better? heres my view:
more course offerings
better faculty/professors (ones that lead in their field)
more research going on
internship, co-op, study abroad options
more ability to specialize
curriculum- is a senior thesis or independent research project required?
placement of students into graduate school or work</p>

<p>there are some more im sure, but those are a general consensus</p>