Berkeley M.Eng EECS vs CMU Dual MS ECE/MBA

[Lilole]

Ok. So I have gotten into Berkeley's new M.Eng program, as well as CMU's newer MS ECE with a dual MBA with the Porto Business School. It's a tough decision to make

 

Berkeley Pros:

- Cheaper, shorter

- California/Silicon Valley

- Great curriculum

- Cons: Too short?, I have lived in Cali before - so not new exposure as such

 

CMU Pros/Cons

- Dual MS/MBA in 2 years vs 3.5 years

- Europe (and possibly Africa) exposure

- Cons: More expensive, longer, smaller program

 

Thoughts, anybody?

Thank you

[kcyc]

I guess it comes down to do you want exposure to Silicon Valley or Europe.

Go for Columbia/Europe if you want more a financial industry connnection. Europe is more of a financial center than a technology center (US, Asia).

Go for Berkeley if you want technology/Silicon Valley connection.

 

I personally would go for Berkeley since Silicon Valley is the zenith of technology, startups, and investments. I'm not so interested in financial industry, although investment banking and financial engineering and hedge funds may perhaps be lucrative.