UT Austin or UPenn (Graduate Engineering)

[Engineered]

I am an international student. I was admitted to the University of Texas at Austin (MS in Electrical engineering) and to UPenn (MS in Material Science and Engineering(MSE)). The research work I am interested in is done by both departments despite the name difference. I am interested in pursuing PhD after finishing my MS so I was wondering which school is more likely to admit their students to their PhD program after they finish their MS. Also, which school is more likely to help in admission to ECE/MSE PhD programs in other schools. Also, I am self-funding my studies, however, I would not hesitate to take any research assistantship funding opportunities to waive/reduce the tuition. I'd be interested to know which school has more funding opportunities for MS students and how easy can a master's student join a research group.

Note:

My bachelor is not in engineering so MS is a stepping stone to a PhD in engineering. Plus an MS in engineering will open many possibilities to be employed back home and even the possibility of finishing a PhD and maintaining employment. The end goal is a PhD in engineering but MS will be of great help in case PhD path doesn't work.