because 1) his advisors at his present school should now the better programs for grad studies as its their jobs
2) surely he has visited the campuses and has had a chance to get the feel of the uni as well as a chance to talk to the faculty
pick the grad school which you like as well as a masters thesis you want to do under a professor
all of this is what a forum cant answer and is very important and why i am questioning his asking a forum about where he should go......