Any of the schools you mentioned are fine, they are all well known and have good alumni networks. Personally I would pick the one that is cheapest for tuition, then go down the list by weather, cost of living, social scene, etc. I have spoken to alumni from all the schools you mentioned on reddit, linkedin, or email, and almost all of them ended up in the same position as far as jobs post graduation, well known hospital fellowships or well known consulting firms. They made a point to say it really didn't make any difference what school u went to in the long run, especially concerning salary, as long as they had good placement percentages and strong alumni network (which applies to all the schools you mentioned). The name brand recognition is greatly exaggerated for graduate programs, that type of thing is of utmost importance at law and mba programs (where u might not get a decent job or even a job offer unless u went to a top 10-20 program). In the end you will have to network wherever you go. The US new rankings are based of faculty surveys that only one 5 point scale system, none of which are required to include, GPA, GRE/GMAT, job placement, or any other relevant factors (PROOF at the end). There are many employers who do not even look at rankings, the US news is mainly a beauty contest to get more people to apply to that specific college. Its hard to think about it like that, but its really the truth. Google US news rankings for college criticism, and youll see what im talking about. I am not implying that it does not matter what program u attend, but some people are under the impression that if they do not get into UMich, UMinn, or UNC Chapel, that you will have piss poor job prospects, which is not the case at all.
"All the health rankings are based solely on the results of peer assessment surveys sent to deans, other administrators and/or faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline. All schools surveyed in a discipline were sent the same number of surveys."
"Respondents rated the academic quality of programs on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding). They were instructed to select "don't know" if they did not have enough knowledge to rate a program. Only fully accredited programs in good standing during the survey period are ranked. Those schools with the highest average scores appear in the rankings."
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http://www.usnews.com/education/bes...3/10/methodology-best-health-schools-rankings
