Which is easier to get a scholarship, the University of Maryland or the University of Southern California?

First of all, the first question, if you apply for a doctorate in management, don't worry about the scholarship at all. The top 30 business schools in the United States have an average annual MBA tuition income and alumni donations of at least tens of millions of dollars. All my friends who are studying for Ph.D. in business schools have much more scholarships than other majors. As long as they think you are good enough and are willing to admit you, they will provide you with very decent scholarship support.

The second question,

Environment: California's climate and environment are undoubtedly the most attractive in America. USC is located in Los Angeles, which is relatively prosperous. Maryland is at the junction of Maryland and Washington, a suburb of Washington.

Law and order: The law and order in LA is not very good, especially there are many black people near USC. The law and order in Maryland is not bad.

Price: The main difference lies in the rent. The rent in Los Angeles is very expensive. California has always been a place where rents are relatively expensive in the United States, and Los Angeles is the largest city in California. I haven't been to Maryland, but I have been to Washington. The price level in the United States is probably medium. Maryland is only a few tens of kilometers away from DC, and I think it will only be cheaper, about half that of Los Angeles.

Word of mouth: Marshall Business School of USC is better than Smith Business School of Maryland, both in terms of university ranking and teacher level. In particular, Marshall Business School accountants have a very good reputation in the United States. I once met a teacher in Colombia who graduated from the University of Southern California. Moreover, USC is in a big city, and there will be more opportunities to develop into the industry in the future. USC is called the second choice university. California says, "study hard for those who have money at home to go to Stanford, study hard for those who have no money at home to go to Berkeley, and study hard for those who have money at home to go to USC". Compared with Stanford and Berkeley, its reputation as a second choice is not necessarily worse than that of Mariland, so I still recommend the University of Southern California.