Parsons Fashion Studies or NYU Costume Studies?

[icebear]

Hi! I got into both the Parsons Fashion Studies program and the dual NYU Costume Studies/MSLIS degree program. However, I could not find a lot of info online in terms of student experience although I have reached out to current students. Parsons offered me 75% tuition waiver so I'd end up paying around 6k/year, whereas NYU I'd have to pay full (53k/year). 

I know financially it makes way more sense to attend Parsons especially because COL in NYC is so high. However, I am also international (Canadian), and the dual degree MSLIS would potentially provide me with OPT, and if I become a librarian potentially a TN Visa. The Parsons degree would give me less options in terms of visa. I am also worried about job prospects in pursuing this career. I may also be interested in pursuing a PhD afterwards, but I am not entirely sure about that yet.

Can anyone give me advice? Thank you! 

Edited March 17, 2020 by icebear
clarifying future goals

[jubileze]

Hi! I got into the dual degree program as well and I'm choosing to go in the fall. I think you're right about the dual degree offering more career prospects than just Parsons degree, so I guess in a sense the degree would end up paying for itself. In terms of paying for tuition, did you apply for financial aid? If not, I think there's still time to do that and you may be able to get some money to offset the costs. Also, if you're planning on doing a PhD afterwards, there's usually no charge (in the United States) for that and if you have taken out loans, they are paused for the duration of your time at school. I think with that you might have a lot of leeway in terms of paying off the tuition in the short and long term.