RSSPrestigious Universities of the Eastern United States
Apr 30
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These days having a good education from a reputable school goes a long way towards winning that first job after completing a degree. Many families with pre-college-aged children are now making the investment in a university or college education for their children, simply to help ensure they will not remain dependent. Very often the summer vacation before the last year of high school is dedicated to touring colleges and universities the student wishes to gain entry to. Let’s take a look at some of the most prestigious post-secondary schools in the Eastern states.
New England has the most dense collection of the some of the world’s most famous and reputable universities – all within a four state radius. Beginning with Massachusetts, there is Amherst College which is a liberal arts college and has produced Nobel Prize winners, a US President, three speakers of the US House of Representatives and Pulitzer Prize winners. Also there have been many Academy, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winners who graduated from Amherst. Williamstown Massachusetts is also home to a liberal arts college: Williams College. Williams is most noted for producing 37 Rhodes Scholars in its 90 year history.
Cambridge, Massachusetts is home to the infamous Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most people are aware of the great impact Harvard graduates have had on the world. President Obama graduated from Harvard, as did Canadian political leader Michael Ignatieff and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. The vast and beautiful campus attracts visitors from all over the world, even if they are not in the market for a university. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT as it is commonly referred to, is just two metro stops from Harvard. MIT’s campus is equally picturesque, a fine accompaniment to its world class curriculum. Famous graduates of MIT included former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Three other great schools in the New England area are Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and Yale University in New Haven Connecticut. Yale has a wonderful campus, and obviously a very prestigious list of alumni, as does Brown and Dartmouth.
Let’s move slightly north to the state of New York. Columbia University is located in New York City, right down on Broadway. Founded in 1754 under the name of King’s College, Columbia has produced hundreds of notable graduates. Three US Presidents have come out of Columbia, 40 Nobel Prize winners and over 100 Pulitzer Prize winners. Despite the fact that the campus has moved three times in its history, the current location has some beautiful historic elements that will surely please every student or guest that visits. Cornell University is not far away from Columbia, in Ithaca. Cornell was established in 1865 as a school for all fields from the classics, to sciences to theoretical to applied applications. The university has produced a respectable number of Rhodes Scholars (28) and more Nobel Laureates than Columbia (41).
New York University is located in Greenwich Village and even despite its historic success NYU is still looked down upon by those attending Columbia or Cornell. NYU has 18 schools, colleges and institutes all over the world. Many Academy, Emmy and Grammy award winners have emerged from the school, as well as Nobel Prize winners. Since it’s founding in 1831 NYU has operated as one of the largest and most notable non-profit post-secondary institutions in the US. A definite accomplishment.
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