Which college is best for me? (mainly TN or MA)

<p>Hey everyone, I'm Kevin and I'm about to graduate high school this May. I am here to ask all you guys about which schools do you suggest applying to? I do not really care about like beauty, clubs, and all that. My two main concerns are rank and price. I am wanting to major in nursing, so a good ranking nursing program would be nice. I am attending high school in Tennessee but I am from and would like to live in Massachusetts, so schools from these states would be most appreciated. I am already considering:
Ut Knox
Belmont University
Lipscomb University
Umass Am
Umass Boston</p>

<p>Schools like Boston College and Vanderbilt I figure would be too expensive and a better choice if I attended those for Grad School.
Any suggestions? Any tips for college choosing? Thank you for your time!</p>

<p>UMass Amherst is ranked #91 nationally by US News and World Report. UT Knoxville is ranked #101. Pretty much equivalent academically. But at this point it’s probably too late to establish Mass residency for in-state tuition, so I’d go with UTK.</p>

<p>UMass Boston is mostly a commuter school with a lot of night programs for working adults - not really comparable to the other ones but very good at what it does.</p>

<p>Belmont and Lipscomb aren’t even ranked nationally by US News. They’re both private Christian schools. Expensive, not that good, and you have to hear about Jesus. I’d go for MTSU over one of these, and that’s neither a joke nor a slight against MTSU.</p>