I have a similiar problem: my field is modern Jewish philosophy and I'm debating now between NEJS at Brandeis and GDRS at BU.
Both offer almost the same 5-year scholarship. Both programs have the same reputation (as far as I know),
I feel like BU has better courses, while Brandeis is much more pleasent place to study (and my POI there was extremely nice).
I can write down the pros and cons all day long... maybe someone who knows more than me on these schools has some advice?
Thanks!