MBA UTD with Full Ride vs Rice (Jones)

So I basically have these two options on the table; full paid tuition to go to UTD and no scholarship for Rice. I'm trying to go into Real Estate PE or a REIT after I graduate, and feel like a name brand MBA would really help me get there, since though I've had about 3+ years of relevant work experience they were at small companies and nothing in ibanking just local real estate companies.

However, full paid tuition vs 110k to go to Rice is a steep price, and I'm pretty intimidated by the debt load. Currently don't have serious debt, is the only plus side. Is the 100k+ price tag worth the doors that can be opened? Or the connections that I can make with other students going to Rice? It's hard for me to quantify this. Any thoughts?

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Not sure about the value of Rice full sticker but I dont think UTD has any real respect/recognition nation wide much less in Texas. Rice is on the rise though, given their newly minted T20 status.

On anoter note have you looked into SMU? Theyre def a regional school but they do have quite a solid reputaiotn in the Dallas area.

 
"ThePourneUltimatum" Not sure about the value of Rice full sticker but I dont think UTD has any real respect/recognition nation wide much less in Texas. Rice is on the rise though, given their newly minted T20 status.

On anoter note have you looked into SMU? Theyre def a regional school but they do have quite a solid reputaiotn in the Dallas area.

 

I applied to SMU last year, but didnt have the work experience and goals didn't line up well for them, so they rejected me but asked that I enter their MSF program instead.

SMU is pretty expensive too, so with a full ride to UTD I just didn't seriously consider it. I didn't bother re-applying to their program this year, for the same reason I didn't accept their MSF offer last year. I feel like the better reputation of SMU wouldn't justify 90k tuition vs full ride at the end of the day.

 

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