what are some good public colleges/ Universities?

Apparently a lot of people don’t know what constitutes a public university! Let’s see; in New York you have some of the stronger SUNY schools – check out Stony Brook, Binghamton, Buffalo, etc. Hunter College is part of the CUNY system. In Virginia, you have the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary. D.C. itself, while there are lots of different universities, doesn’t really have any good public ones.

Virginia has a lot of good schools. The four best ones, I think, are University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, University of Mary Washington, and Virginia Tech. W&M and UMW might not make you happy–they are more liberal arts.

I am not sure who has the best programs in Virginia, though. I think you will have to do some research at these schools to find out who has the best programs you want. Even though the four schools I listed are competitive, I know sometimes some individual programs won’t be as good. For instance, I hear the W&M’s psychology and sociology majors are a joke (since all of the other majors have to work their butts off). UVA’s education school is not that great.

I think most of the D.C. schools are private, unfortunately. So that leaves just New York and Virginia for you.

The University of Virginia at Charlottesville and the College of William and Mary are two of the best state universities in the US. They have been called “Public Ivy” schools, along with U Michigan, U Vermont, and Miami U in Ohio.

There are no “Public Ivies” in NY or DC.

(Syracuse and Georgetown are private).

However, if you plan to teach at the primary or secondary school level, it is usually a good idea to attend a public college in the state in which you plan to live afterwards. This is because state universities will prepare you to attain teaching certification IN THAT STATE.

So if you plan to live in NY, any SUNY school will do.

NY – SUNY

D.C. – University of Maryland

Syracuse

Virginia

Georgetown