UWashington, UMichigan, or UCBerkeley? (MS in Biostatistics)

[sherby77]

I recently got accepted to the University of Washington, University of Michigan, and UC Berkeley for their Master's program in Biostatistics. I am having a hard time deciding between the three schools. I still haven't heard back from some of the other schools yet but I'd like to start assessing which school would be a better decision to go to.

 

 

Funding & Intangibles 

 

For UWashington, they said I would most likely acquire funding after my first year of the program. I have some family in Seattle so that is a great option as well. 

 

For UMichigan, they said they would make a decision on funding sometime in March. As for Ann Arbor, I have heard great things about their SPH and the amazing faculty. 

 

For UC Berkeley, they guarantee funding for the two year program (working as a GSI/TA or GSR/RA). I was born in Berkeley, CA and grew up in the Bay Area my entire life, so I would like to try something new. However, UC Berkeley is paying for all my school which is a big plus.

 

 

Does anybody have any suggestions? Thank you all for your help.

 

Also, if anybody else is deciding between these schools, I'd love to know where you decide on going and your rationale behind the decision. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

[compiler_guy]

Funding is usually an important issues for most graduate students.

 

If the program is good enough, I would go to the program the gets you better support