Is Arizona State or Tulane better for internships?

For internships, Arizona State usually offers broader access simply because of scale, location, and employer volume. ASU is deeply connected to the Phoenix metro area, which has a large and growing job market in business, tech, engineering, health, media, and public sector work. It also has a strong culture around career services, internships, and employer partnerships across multiple campuses.

ASU tends to fit the student who wants lots of options and is comfortable being proactive in a very large university setting. In Phoenix, students can reach internships during the school year more easily because there are so many nearby companies, startups, hospitals, government offices, and sports organizations. If you want flexibility to explore different fields before narrowing in, ASU gives you more room to do that.

Tulane makes more sense for the student who wants a more personal campus environment and is especially interested in areas tied to New Orleans, such as public health, hospitality, nonprofit work, law, education, culture, and community-based organizations. Tulane’s smaller size can make networking feel more direct, and its emphasis on service and civic engagement can lead to meaningful hands-on experiences that are less corporate but still very valuable. For some students, that leads to stronger mentoring and more individualized support.

The tradeoff is that New Orleans has a smaller overall internship market than Phoenix, so Tulane may offer fewer total openings across industries, especially in sectors like large-scale tech or engineering. Tulane can still be excellent if your interests align with the city and the school’s strengths, but ASU is usually the safer bet if your main goal is maximizing the number and variety of internship opportunities while in college.

If internship access overall is the priority, I’d lean ASU. If you care more about a tighter campus network and the kinds of hands-on opportunities that come from Tulane’s civic and regional connections, Tulane can still be the more compelling choice.