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Can't answer this for you. I don't have funding from either school, so my decision is quite clear. But here is what I felt from my search on both schools- HKS has the greater brand, but SIPA courses are outstanding! (not that HKS's courses are not). It's one of the few schools to have such a vast array (really vast) of courses, at least in local and state finance and political management (what I am interested in). So would recommend you compare what you want to study and recognise people you want to work with at SIPA. There are lot many more students at SIPA than HKS, but then there are also many more instructors/professors you can work with. On Salaries, the pay is lesser (by few $'s) at SIPA after graduation, but with half the loan as HKS, it will hurt you lesser. I am sure career progression will depend on where and how you work post-graduation, rather than just the school brand.

same here. nothing. Does a 6 digit loan for MPA make sense? Of course, then work in pvt. sector upon graduation to pay it off (for few years :/ )

HKS is amazing! I also got a personalised mail from one of my readers. Don't know if it is standard practice, but certainly feels amazing! I had a question for people here. I am not sure of fin aid/scholarships. Didn't get a CPL call for interview, so that isn't working out. Incase other scholarships don't work out, does it make sense to take a huge loan (100K) for the MPA program?