Like Ether wrote: You can get a better education at
Wilkes University than at Purdue - IF you put in the effort. Now, I'm not advocating Wilkes over Rutgers or Purdue - far from it - my point is that even at some little po-dunk school in the middle of somewhere you'll get an education, and work at it and you'll get a good one, too.
Have you visited Purdue? Great school, but YOU have to like it, not me. I'm sure you've been to Rutgers.
I think you will find that either will teach you what you need to know. So then it becomes a question of Can you live there for 4 years happily? Can you afford it? If yes and yes, then go.