SIU school of medicine VS Miami University, Ohio

[Sayantan Mitra]

Hello everyone, I am an international applicant. For the past few days I am facing quite the dilemma. I have been offered admission letters in 2 US universities for PhD with graduate assistantship and tuition waivers. Which of the two is the better program? (My master's degree was in Physiology)

1. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dept of Physiology (Graduate assistantship $18,000)

http://www.siumed.edu/physiology/

2. Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Graduate assistantship $17,376 + health insurance)

http://www.cas.muohio.edu/cmsb/

[Quantum Buckyball]

I think Southern Illinois University would be a better choice because their program is through the medical school. It means there will be a lot of potential collaboration in the future