anon1947 wrote:
Hey teleste!
-2/3 tuition at Anderson & Owen.
-Not 100% committed to HOP/HR but leaning towards it. If I don't go that route I would probably want to do tech product/program management.
-Definitely committed to either the coasts (I've lived in Chicago before and ruled out the Midwest afterwards) or the South (Nashville area) long term since I have family there.
According to their websites, that means Ross will run you $93k/year all in, and Anderson $58k/year.
Ross:
https://michiganross.umich.edu/graduate ... ancial-aidAnderson:
https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/f ... /financingWith all this in mind, if I were you, I would try to squeeze some money out of Ross. If they wouldn't budge, I'd probably go to Anderson. (And I say that reluctantly as a happy Owen grad.) If you were sure you wanted to do HR, and you were willing to live anywhere, I would say negotiate for more money at Owen, get (close to) a full ride, and go there. However, since you're not dead-set on HR, and you
really want to be on the coasts, the other two options are better in your situation. Ann Arbor and LA will be very different MBA experiences. I can imagine great upsides to either option. (I particularly love the MAP program at Ross--but I wouldn't pay $70k more for it, as you potentially would over two years to go to UMich.) I'd ultimately lean towards Anderson if I were in your shoes, to avoid taking on $70k additional debt and to be located on the West Coast, but this will be a tough call.
Good luck with the decision!