[sitetest]

Dear iowamark,

I'm not sure that there are breakdowns by school for civil engineering majors. As well, a complicating factor is that at both Hopkins and Maryland, he can do a 5-year bachelors/masters, which is the plan if he goes to either, and data on that result is even sparser.

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[iowamark]

I would not be too sure about that. I think that many colleges do an excellent job of tracking how well their grads do. They may not be too eager to release that information if it is less than flattering to their institution.

I would instinctively lean toward the state school against the pretentious academies but some might say that the prestige of the Ivy degree would be more valuable in the long run.

[metmom]

I'm not sure that there are breakdowns by school for civil engineering majors. As well, a complicating factor is that at both Hopkins and Maryland, he can do a 5-year bachelors/masters, which is the plan if he goes to either, and data on that result is even sparser.

If he can do that, get a MA with 5 years of school on their dime, it's even more of a no brainer.

I would imagine any kid who can graduate from 5 years of college at 23 with both a bachelors AND masters would be pretty impressive to a prospective employer.