Magnetar

I'm about to graduate with a B.S. in the field, so I may not know the most.. But from what I've heard, an M.S. in ChemE isn't really worth it unless you plan on doing a PhD after. What are your goals for having an M.S.?

That's what I was expecting/looking for, thank you haha. I suppose the only reason I didn't dismiss the offer from NU was because I was not only admitted into the program, but I was given one of their top merit aids, which is something I'm not used to. (I don't know about guaranteed six figure salary..But I certainly like to be optimistic!)

I don't like bumping threads, especially when they're not even a day old, but this scenario just sprung up on me rather last-minute, so any potential input needs to be asap.

Hey forum! Here's the deal: I can go to a respectable PhD program in chemical engineering (Case Western) in which the tuition is already covered and well as receiving a stipend. However, I can also go to a top university in Biotechnology with some merit aid (Northwestern), but it will still be much more expensive. I still need to find out if the aid is renewable, but assuming it is, should I still go the route of chemical engineering (which will be my BS degree, by the way) at the okay-ish university? There are certainly some faculty I am interested in working with, but I realize that employers will definitely recognize the university's name for the biotech program. There's also the fact that the ChemE university is in a mediocre city (Cleveland), but the Biotech university is near Chicago, which I know I'll enjoy a lot more. I know it might seem superficial to place emphasis on location, but I've read from others that it really does make a difference, so I thought I would mention it. Of course, if my scholarships are not renewable, I will definitely not go into debt when I can just jump into doing a PhD. But assuming not, I was wondering if anyone else had any useful input/suggestions. I know I want to do research, although I haven't thought far ahead enough to know if I would still want to do a PhD after getting a Biotech masters (which takes 2 years). There's also the pay..I feel like I would make a lot more whilst still doing work I enjoy with the ChemE degree. I'm also definitely more of a math person. So maybe I'm overthinking it and Case is the obvious choice.