I am unsure about what to do. I applied to my local state college to the IO program and got offered a position as a research assistant with my education paid for. The program is nothing special from what students have said. The program is not too difficult either. My other options are NYU, Columbia's Teacher's College and Baruch. They give out no aid or scholarships so I would need to take out a loan of about 60k-70k for the MA.
Is this worth it to take out such a loan? Will having an education from a "brand name" school like NYU benefit me in getting a job and salarywise a lot more compared to an average program from a pretty much "no-name" state college?