UCSD vs GA Tech Masters (ece)/mba?

[blacknighterrant]

So, I'm trying to choose between UCSD and GA Tech for a masters in ece with a focus in Systems and Control. I got into UCSD with a 5k fellowship on top of the already low 11k-12k in-state student tuition and did not get any funding at GA Tech which would make GA Tech around 40k more expensive than UCSD for the full masters. The thing about that though is that I know I want to pursue an MBA after my masters and Georgia Tech has an MBA/masters joint program that would save a year (MBA there would take 1 year after the masters instead of the normal 2 years), so doing the joint program would effectively save me a years worth of MBA expenses which would effectively cancel out the advantage UCSD has over GA Tech in terms of cost, in addition if I can get a gra or secure funding after acceptance GA Tech would end up being cheaper. The problem with this is that you do not apply for the joint program until the final year of your masters or PhD at GA Tech, so it is not guaranteed that I would get into the MBA program. However, it would provide me with some flexibility if I went to tech (during the final year of my masters, I could try to get into the MBA program, apply to other schools MBA and PhD programs and try to get into the Georgia Tech's PhD program simultaneously, if I get into the MBA program and nothing else I could reapply for the other programs again next year, if I get into the PhD program there the MBA is still an option after the PhD if I didn't get in the first time).  Do you think all of this is worth considering when I make my decision or do you think I should just consider the price of the masters without the possibility of the MBA? Do you think this MBA program would sound like a good idea if I can do it or would it be better to take an extra year and more money to get an MBA at a more renown business school provided I am accepted there? I know UCSD is a very good school for ece, but I know nothing about their systems and control program and can't seem to find much, how does it compare with the program at GA Tech and would it be worth the extra cost to go to GA Tech only considering the M.S. in ece?