So I have been accepted into several programs for a doctorate in political science. Many of these are solidly top 20/25 schools with excellent financial packages.
However, I was also accepted into a top 10 school with a less generous financial package. Attending there would either require $50,000 in student debt. Has anybody been in this position before and is the difference between a top 20 and a top 10 school really worth the difference? I am shooting to become an assistant professor out of grad school.
I'd appreciate any input from anybody who has had to make this decision before.
On a side note, one of the top 20/25 schools was Emory, so I think it has more name value/prestige than a typical top 20 school in hiring (in the last year with data they placed their 2 grads at Cornell and U of Minnesota) because it is a private university with a strong undergrad program that is very well regarded regionally. Please factor this in.
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So I have been accepted into several programs for a doctorate in political science. Many of these are solidly top 20/25 schools with excellent financial packages.
However, I was also accepted into a top 10 school with a less generous financial package. Attending there would either require $50,000 in student debt. Has anybody been in this position before and is the difference between a top 20 and a top 10 school really worth the difference? I am shooting to become an assistant professor out of grad school.
I'd appreciate any input from anybody who has had to make this decision before.
On a side note, one of the top 20/25 schools was Emory, so I think it has more name value/prestige than a typical top 20 school in hiring (in the last year with data they placed their 2 grads at Cornell and U of Minnesota) because it is a private university with a strong undergrad program that is very well regarded regionally. Please factor this in.
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