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(Edit: Prestige wasn't the best word for the title, I meant more so the difference in ranking and potentially department strength) I'm a high school senior who is considering between UMass Amherst, WPI, and UMass Lowell. UMass Amherst would be about 40K. WPI about 50k. Lowell about 25k. Money isn't a big issue for my family thankfully, that being said I don't want to waste money. I know that UMass Amherst has the best "ranking" but is that something to pay much attention to? UMass Lowell draws my attention due to its price, and I think if I were to go there I would just try to get a Masters with the money saved. WPI's appeal is being a bit smaller, and maybe a better fit culture wise along with having a project based approach to learning. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thank you all so much.