My daughter is deciding between these 2 schools. The cost of NU is 54K a year for 5 years; the cost of UMass Amherst is 17k a year for 4 yrs. 270K versus 68K total!!!!!!!!!!!! She does want to work in Boston hospitals, but is it really worth that extra fortune of money to be in Boston school for the placements? Can she get into the Boston job scene eventually even going to UMass AMherst? Will she recoop this money????