Darden (Sticker) vs Tepper ($$)

Reposting this to get some opinions, posted a poll but it was essentially split.

After R1 these are the two options in between. For some context I am currently an engineer looking to go back to get an mba for a pivot to consulting with the long term goal of getting into corp strat / dev.

Because my goal is consulting, and knowing how well Darden is in that arena, it’s making me lean towards Darden even with full sticker price. Don’t necessarily need to be MBB or bust… but having the chance to recruit for those firms is a plus IMO.

I just want to get some outside perspective, is it stupid to give up money? I feel like Tepper is a great program, but a step down compared to UVA.

The pros and cons I can come up with are as follows:

Darden Pros: Brand name (marginally better?)

Significantly better consulting outcomes

Case method (I think this sounds like a great way to learn)

Slightly larger class size

Charlottesville COL seems cheaper than Pittsburgh

Places well beyond northeast

Cons: Sticker

Potentially a little more academically rigorous

Tepper Pros: 90k tuition scholarship

If I want to stay in Philly area, seems like it has great

brand in it Pennsylvania

Cons: Worse job reports and placement

I originally thought Tech would be a cool backup plan industry, but the way tech recruiting is going I think strong tech placements don’t matter now…

It might be me just justifying spending that much money but I’m not sure long term if 90k makes up the delta between programs.

Would love to hear others thoughts on this!