Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Systems Analysts
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Bentley, Northeastern, and UMass Lowell.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Bay Path, UMass Boston, Bridgewater State, and Eastern Nazarene College.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Bay Path and Simmons College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider BU, UMass Boston, Northeastern, and Dean.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Greenfield Community College, Cape Cod Community College, Massachusetts Bay Community College, and Fisher.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of BU, BC, Northeastern, and Clark.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Lasell, Bentley, Dean, and Nichols College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at BC, Northeastern, BU, and Bentley.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at BC, Dean, Northeastern, and Bentley.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at WPI, BC, Clark, and Suffolk University.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Boston University • Boston, MA
Studying Manufacturing (completion in 1999)
• 8/14/2011
"I love my alma mater and I had an excellent experience living in Boston."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | There are many more cost effective options, but BU will put you on a path to a great career and an even more interesting life. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | Some alumni have gone on to become executives at Motorola and TI, among other big firms. The school receives lots of government funding for research. |
| Program Quality | 9 | The system design techniques and manufacturing knowledge base were extremely valuable in getting my first job and growing my career. The school offered excellent research background and training skills. |
| Instruction | 9 | The teachers were from MIT and all had PhDs. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The thesis requirements were difficult. It was a very competitive environment. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The course work was theoretical. One was given lots of foundational knowledge. However, there was some lab and project work that was team oriented. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Students had the ability to finish courses over a longer time period. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | World class engineering facilities. Great gym, dorms, and other student facilities. |
| Social Life | 9 | Being in Boston, the social environment is just great. There are lots of high energy people and activities all around. |
| Placement Services | 8 | The placement services could be more organized. Being next to MIT, BU plays second fiddle when it comes to job opportunities. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | Alumni is a mixed group. Engineering was a subgroup among 30000 students, so it's tough to relate and find the right people to connect with. |
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