I'm completing my bachelors this spring, and applied to eight schools for my PhD/MA. I have heard back from seven so far, and have been accepted into three for my MA. One school I've been accepted to wants a decision by April 15th, which isn't too far away. Coming from a small liberal arts college which is unknown in the academic community, I'm looking to jump up to a solid MA school and then use that to get into the best PhD program I can in a couple of years.
I have been accepted to
University of Vermont
SUNY Albany
Temple University
My question is which school would look the best when applying to PhD programs in the future? I know there are many other factors involved, such as how you fit into the program, letters of recommendation, costs of the program, TA, and so on. Right now I feel as though I fit equally well into Vermont and Temple, but not so much into Albany(I'm only considering it since I'm a NY resident and it'd be a lot cheaper) So given this information, do you think any of the schools I have been accepted into have a significantly better academic reputation than the rest? I'm new to this and any outside knowledge would be greatly appreciated.