<p>I am a rising senior and was wondering which of these schools is the best for an undergrad economics degree. Cost jor distance is not a factor. I prefer a bigger urban campus. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks</p>
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<p>Well, both Miami U and Ohio are in small college towns (Oxford, Ohio and Athens, Ohio). Madison is a good size city and the capital of Wisconsin. If you are looking for an urban campus, UW-Madison is it. Madison is gorgeous in the summer! Just be aware of the winters.</p>
<p>In the latest Business Week undergraduate B-school rankings, Miami was #22, Wisconsin #27 and Ohio #80. My son goes to Miami and loves it, but it is best known for Accounting, Finance and Marketing. If you want to major in Economics, I would suggest Wisconsin due to the strength of its large graduate programs.</p>
<p>Thank you but sorry i actually meant ohio state university in columbus! Any opinions on this school would be appreciated!</p>
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<p>Well, Ohio State is #53 in the Business Week survey for undergraduate B-schools, but it also has great graduate programs. Of course Columbus is a big city and the capital of Ohio. Both are well regarded schools. Of the two towns and schools, I would take Madison over OSU-Columbus. (Full disclosure - my son’s final choice came down to Miami or Madison.) Maybe someone else has more specific Economics department info.</p>
<p>Wisconsin would be the best choice.</p>
<p>Business is NOT econ. And Business Week is not the best ranking for business either as schools move 20 spots in a year for no reason. With recent hires of senior people from UPenn, Stanford, Michigan, Texas, Northwestern, Penn State, UW econ is elite. The others are not even close.</p>
<p>It’s definitely a good idea for a ranking in my opinion. If we could find some good way to get data on graduates salaries (force schools to get everybody to list an entry salary and follow up 10-20 years later) it would be a great tool. Payscale doesn’t cut it for me. (Although that would never happen in real life haha)</p>
<p>But I’m glad these public universities are getting the spotlight. They are still a great choice for anybody who cannot afford expensive private colleges especially if you are in-state!</p>
<p>Wisconsin for sure.</p>
<p>“Madison is a good size city and the capital of Wisconsin.”</p>
<p>What?</p>
<p>Barrons has it right! </p>
<p>OMG, what did I just say? ;)</p>
<p>hahaha wow I just realized that I posted in the wrong thread…disregard my post above</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the reply! So you all suggest that wisconsin has the stronger econ program? I have visited all three schools and was wondering which campus do you guys like best</p>
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<p>The answer to this question is entirely a personal opinion. </p>
<p>My son preferred the classic campus feel of Miami as opposed to the more urban campus in Madison. The tree-lined quads and red brick buildings in a small college town appealed to him. That was his view of what college should look like.</p>
<p>Also important was the difference in the weather - he had a California school in his mix up until the very end. We also almost froze to death in mid-March walking around Madison. Madison is a great town, and beautiful during warm weather, but probably not the place for you if you are weather sensitive.</p>
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Wisconsin has that too, along the entire lake front. That’s what I remember about the campus.</p>
<p>He missed the fun part of Madison as he was not old enough for State Street … at least not when he was with parents.</p>
<p>Be aware that at least one of the posters on this thread routinely recommends Wisconsin to everyone for everything. </p>
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<p>No, only what the are good in which just happens to be most things. I don’t recommend UW for drama, musical theater, ballet, music performance or a few others I can’t think of right now. But UW is clearly a leader and has at least a Top 25 faculty in everything else it offers with facilities to match in nearly all cases.
I don’t recommend it to kids who want a small school or warm weather. Otherwise it is damn good and a little undervalued due to location and slightly less stringent admissions. The campus setting, college town life and school spirit/sports are hard to beat anywhere. And that’s a fact jack.</p>
<p>I didn’t mention any names, but if the shoe fits …</p>
<p>With our little recent history and this thread, I’ll just make that call. Don’t pretend-it makes you annoyingdad.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your responses!</p>
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<p>Wisconsin is the best among the three schools, and it also has better supporting departments like math, computer sciences, etc. It does not have the undergraduate business major though. I hated the winters there, but some people may really enjoy them. The location is little isolated, but Ohio State is not better. The area of the school of letters and sciences is really nice with everything surrounded by lakes.</p>