In this report I will discuss, analyze, and choose the best graduate school for me based on the final score of criteria ratings per 3 graduate schools of my choice. The purpose of this analysis, is to analyze three companies and evaluate them based on my goals and preferences, to determine which one will be best for me. The graduate schools I chose to analyze are State University of New York, Graduate School of Clemson, and Colorado State University. I chose these schools because they offer my program of study for a Master of Science degree in a field relate to Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Evaluation Criteria
Before I chose a graduate school, I needed to determine what my criteria was. My criteria is the location of the school, tuition …show more content…
The table consists of my criteria, the percentage of importance, and three graduate schools. Based on my criteria, I evaluated which one is most important, moderately important and least important. Tuition is the most important criteria to me so it is rated as 75%. Location is moderately important, so it is rated a 15%. Lastly, the least important of my criteria is the graduation rate and it was rated at 10%.
After that was completed, I conducted some research and rated the schools 1-5 for each criteria; with 1 representing a bad match and a 5 representing a good match. Moreover, after each criteria was rated, I took the rating of the criteria of each school, multiplied them by their level of importance, and added them together. The score is based on what I want and how well does each school match what I want. If my results were a high score, the school was a good match. In contrast, if the results were a low score, the school was a bad …show more content…
Colorado State University ranked the highest for their location, but low on the cost of tuition and their graduation rate. Graduate School of Clemson ranked the highest on their graduation rate, neutral on cost of tuition, and lowest on their location.
Therefore, the best graduate school for me is State University of New York; of the 3 schools, it had the highest final score.
Conclusion/Recommendation
After in-depth research and analysis, I believe that State University of New York is going to be the best graduate school for me. This school offers my program in Fisheries and are a great school for Environmental Studies. State University of New York has an affordable tuition, and a relatively good graduation rate. Though, it is not the closest location to my family of the 3 schools, the other ratings make up for that. I would recommend this graduate school for people seeking a program in Environmental Studies, from the same general location as me, and who value my criteria as
Evaluation Criteria
Before I chose a graduate school, I needed to determine what my criteria was. My criteria is the location of the school, tuition …show more content…
The table consists of my criteria, the percentage of importance, and three graduate schools. Based on my criteria, I evaluated which one is most important, moderately important and least important. Tuition is the most important criteria to me so it is rated as 75%. Location is moderately important, so it is rated a 15%. Lastly, the least important of my criteria is the graduation rate and it was rated at 10%.
After that was completed, I conducted some research and rated the schools 1-5 for each criteria; with 1 representing a bad match and a 5 representing a good match. Moreover, after each criteria was rated, I took the rating of the criteria of each school, multiplied them by their level of importance, and added them together. The score is based on what I want and how well does each school match what I want. If my results were a high score, the school was a good match. In contrast, if the results were a low score, the school was a bad …show more content…
Colorado State University ranked the highest for their location, but low on the cost of tuition and their graduation rate. Graduate School of Clemson ranked the highest on their graduation rate, neutral on cost of tuition, and lowest on their location.
Therefore, the best graduate school for me is State University of New York; of the 3 schools, it had the highest final score.
Conclusion/Recommendation
After in-depth research and analysis, I believe that State University of New York is going to be the best graduate school for me. This school offers my program in Fisheries and are a great school for Environmental Studies. State University of New York has an affordable tuition, and a relatively good graduation rate. Though, it is not the closest location to my family of the 3 schools, the other ratings make up for that. I would recommend this graduate school for people seeking a program in Environmental Studies, from the same general location as me, and who value my criteria as