It's a pain, but maybe start by narrowing down the fields of study you'd like to pursue? Read reviews, pay attention to who will be teaching you. Your professor's experiences will, in a way, become your's.
Definitely figure out what you want to do if you can. If you don't know, do a year or two at community. There's no sense spending an arm and a leg on a fancier college when your core classes can be gotten for half as much elsewhere.