NYU vs Duke vs UCLA

I have offers from NYU Stern, UCLA Business Econ, and Duke Econ. I am from a midwestern state and so I haven't really been around the establishment east-coast types and don't really know where these schools lie, other than UCLA and Duke are pretty good but not ivy level and Stern places well and has prestige, but NYU is a worse university than the other two. 
I definitely prefer to go to New York over North Carolina and Los Angeles, even if there is no campus. Even though I grew up in big 10 country, the whole frat scene doesn't really appeal to me.

Most of the people I've talked to have said Stern is the most prestigious business school and places the best, and this reflects on the undergrad as well. Is this true? Where would you go? 

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stern and duke will serve you equally well. Choose the better fit for you.

 

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