Stats Master's Help Decision Please!

[majesty01]

Hi all,

 

I am gratefully admitted to multiple master's programs in statistics. Now that I began to evaluate each school, I think it's for the best to get some advice/help from you guys. 

So I got an acceptance from: (so far)

 

UC Berkeley

UIUC

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Georgia Institute of Technology

Rice University

 

I am interested in applied statistics, i.e. statistical machine learning(lil bit of comp sci and OR) and maybe data science (but not so much), and all programs are unfunded. 

But money is not really a problem. I am looking into working in game industry afterwards, but I may wish to pursue a doctoral degree in the long run, probably after working for years. 

Which school seems the best for you and why? (not solely based on rankings!) I would appreciate any of current/prospective students' advice :DD

 

Thank you, and have a great day!

Edited March 18, 2016 by majesty01