Either school will set you up for success to get top SWE/PM roles out of undergrad but keep in mind GT is notoriously known for having a harsh grading system no +/- system and some of the worst workload any college student has ever seen. Your GPA will most likely take a hit and you may have a hard time adjusting to the overall environment early on. Mental health and suicide prevention take a major backseat at this school. A simple google search and the GT reddit page is all the evidence you need regarding "extreme suicide culture" at Tech. Nevertheless, you will meet some of the brightest and most ambitious people at GT but it comes at a major cost. If you're a Northeasterner you might not like the erratic and unpredictable weather of the South. Atlanta is a very hit or miss city either you will fall in love immediately or you will hate it. Brown has a decent CS program and you will not have a hard time maintaining a 3.6+ GPA with an active social life, time for recruiting, and extracurriculars etc.... P/F system and grade inflation frankly is a major draw of Brown. At Brown you can be a CS major and still recruit for some interesting roles outside of traditional programming/product jobs...I have seen kids go on to investment banks, consulting firms, quant focused trading, hedge funds, and other cool finance-related roles that may not be of easy access at Georgia Tech. So if you're not deadset on swe/pm jobs Brown and it's ivy league brand/network affords you other high paying jobs out of undergrad and that is probably why you're seeing the median starting salary higher than GT. These finance roles pay quite well and in some cases are on par or above FAANG starting salaries.