Oklahoma is known for the oil and gas industry and the college being the flagship campus of the state has more opportunities, so you should consider UO over UTD. While the two schools are not similar to one another, you should look into the criteria you are considering prior to applying to either colleges. UT Dallas was traditionally a commuter campus with on campus housing being recently built in the last 15 years.

Rankings & Tuition:

This is usually the two most important factors students consider. According to US News and World Report:

Popular programs:

University of Oklahoma: From my experience, OU is primarily known for its Petroleum Engineering and Meteorology programs. The business school is quite good too with programs in Business, Management and Marketing being some of the popular ones.

UT Dallas: If you are looking into research programs, Dallas has some really good research options with top tier faculty available. Additionally, the MBA program at UTD is also very popular among students. Other programs that are sought after include biological sciences, engineering and other business related programs.

Additionally, if you’re looking at campus and room and board, OU at Norman is much more affordable and a quaint town with a good football scene at the campus compared to UTD. Nevertheless, my advice to you would be that you should zero down on a program and look at which institute offers it better before making a decision.

Aerospace Engineering is a very specialized program not found in many universities around the world. The department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Ohio State University offers BS, MS as well as PhD degree in aerospace engineering. While there are plenty of feats mentioned on OSU's website, you are better off visiting the university yourself and speak to recent passouts as well as the students presently studying there. This will help you understand more about their shortcomings which are conveniently hidden by their many excellent achievements. 

At the undergraduate level it offers various highly specialized electives such as turbomachinery, aeroelasticity, helicopter aerodynamics, propulsion, fluid mechanics etc.

In addition to that, the school also offers an MS as well as PhD which can also be taken up after completing your BS directly subjected to a minimum of 80 graduate credit hours at BS level.

There are professors who are top class in what they do, especially one from the Jet Propulsion Systems. So if the culture of the university fits you, then you will do great at the school. However, you should always look up to some current students or alumni to get some better insights. You may also consider going to the university directly and talk to students of the department.

The University of Southern California (USC) is a private university located in Los Angeles, California. The University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign (UIUC) is a public university located in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign. The QS World University Rankings by subject 2020 – Architecture/Build Environment is given below –

• University of Southern California (USC) - #51 - 100
• University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign (UIUC) - #50
• Syracuse University - #101 – 150

The rankings tell you one thing and the experience of the students another. The reputation and the number of graduates from the USC School of Architecture and Syracuse University School of Architecture are far more than the graduates from the Illinois School of Architecture – UIUC.

All these programs are quite close in terms of rankings as well. So academically you cannot go wrong with any of these three schools. Yet USC and Syracuse University still hold a little edge.

Your choice should also depend upon the area you want to settle down after graduating. USC is located on the west coast, UIUC in the midwest and Syracuse University on the east coast. If you want to work in New York, choose Syracuse University. If you want to work in California or Los Angeles, choose USC. It is not that they are not known nationally, but most of the hiring managers, some of whom may be alumni, are located in companies closer to the university itself, thus a better chance of getting employed in that region.

Also some may prefer the quiet regions of upstate New York or Illinois while some may marvel at the architectural designs in and around the city of Los Angeles. This is strictly a personal choice. Also factor in the huge and ever growing alumni network of USC, which makes it a compelling choice.

If you combine all these factors, then University of Southern California (USC) emerges as a clear winner among the three for studying architecture.

It is seriously top-notch. It used to rank about USA's top 25 Engineering Schools and is presently at #30- which means it might have slipped a bit lower but is still counted among the big names. OSU offers an MS in computer engineering in two forms; research track which requires a thesis completion as well as 30 credit hours and a coursework track which requires 33 credit hours without the need of a thesis. Research is a big part of the master’s degree and with professors here conducting research in areas such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data etc. you are assured of a quality teaching. Also many times, the professors will also incorporate projects based on the theoretical implementations which is really beneficial for the students. Any college needs to be of excellent quality to maintain this position consistently. 

As far as placements are concerned, it will depend on the overall job market during the time of your course completion. Also how much you have accomplished and the knowledge you gained during the course play a huge role during placements. Rest assured, this is a STEM program from a very prestigious state university, so you are assured of at least entry level jobs with decent to good grades. Some of the biggest recruiters who have visited the campus include Facebook, Microsoft, Google etc.