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I would go with Baruch if you really don't want to spend that 55k.
"Baruch tied at #2 with Harvard University for the 'Number of Graduates in 100 Most Influential People in Accounting Worldwide.' and ranked #1 nationwide for people with Advanced Degrees who pass the CPA exam."
Of course if you were going into IB, it would be a completely different story as BC has excellent OCR.
Do you want to go into Big 4 accounting or something else?
If Big 4 is your goal any of the programs you mentioned would be more than adequate - not so sure with SUNY Albany though. I'd pick the cheapest. If you're looking for Finance you may want to re-evaluate.
I'd go to whichever school has the best recruiting, and only waver from this line of thinking if you get a nice scholarship offer.
Guessing you go Big 4, they will all recruit probably at all places, $, time, and possible location of jobs afterwards
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If you've got your heart set on BC, that's one thing. However, don't get the idea that it's an IB recruiting mecca, it's a light semi-target at best. Based on your goals, I'd try to keep the debt level down and hustle hard. Good luck.
I think I would choose Albany. I see it like this, the undergrad program is ranked in top 25 in the PAR so employers probably know it has good accounting students at the masters level, having two summers to intern would be really helpful, especially in the capital region and nyc being close by, and you get to prepare research that can help you out when you decide to get your phd.
Don't get me wrong I think Baruch, Boston, and I think you mentioned Bentley are good choices too, (although I hear BC doesn't get target level recruiting) the thing is BC has crazy high tuition, Bentley is not known outside New England and Baruch, although a great second choice seems to offer less in the way of research and government employment. Hopefully someone else can throw in their two cents, Congrats on the admits and good luck.
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Big 4 recruits almost everywhere. Your programs will be no problem. What does count is geography. You'll most likely end up working where you go to school and get recruited at. Take the cost into account, but don't go somewhere you'd hate working for a few years.
I'm not sure if geography is that big of a deal if you have valid reasons for why you want to go to your city of choice.
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