Graduate School

As most of you know, I am striving to become a professional economist. To attain that goal, I have to have a Masters Degree. Boise State does not offer the Masters Degree in Economics so I have to move elsewhere. I had my sights set on University of Nevada-Reno but that program has since been eliminated due to budget cuts. The next best alternatives that I have decided upon are University of Wyoming, Utah State, and Oregon State. Some other possibilities are Iowa State, Washington State, and New Mexico. That aside, I have traveled relatively little outside of Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Is there anything besides common sense that I should know about Logan, Utah or Laramie, Wyoming or Corvallis, Oregon.

I have done plenty of research but this is crunch time for making the final decisions. Do any of you fine individuals have any info about these areas?