I would hold off and see what you need after you spend some time in school. Initially you could probably get by with the ultra cheap 830B type meters. Over time you will want something better. If you have the patience ebay can be a great place to find deals on meters. I found an Amprobe AM-270 for under $50 new in the box. I've found several other great meters for great prices as well. Recently a BK Precision 5370 went for ~$60. That's a 0.05% 50,000 count meter with a great feature set. The one in the listing was in great shape.
Anyway, I say initially because I think people often want to get "the good tools" up front without really knowing why. I've been a shade tree car mechanic for years. Most of my tools are lower end things. Sometimes that has been a problem but most of the time they work just as well as Snap-On tools. I grew up using Snap-On stuff because my father had a set for his work. Anyway, a way to look at this problem is get something not very expensive, understand what the limitations are, then use it until those limitations are a problem. At that point spend the big money.
I generally think the Brymen made units (often sold by others such as Amprobe, Greenlee, Extech and many other names outside the US) are tops for value. That said, having recently used a Greenlee DM820A (one of the current, large Brymen meters), I'm not a big fan. It's all superficial stuff but I definitely like Fluke better (if it's not my money). The Amprobe AM270 (Brymen based) is one of my favorite recommendations for a new meter purchase. At around $120 on Amazon it's hard to argue with it.
Still, I think some of the $50 meters will get you a long way given you will be working with low energy hardware (thus the high end safety ratings are less important).
In short, I would watch Dave's $50 review, get something off that list while looking for deals on ebay. Get a high end meter when you know why you need it.
BTW, I will add that Fluke 8025/25/27 meters are often VERY good deals. Dave did a review a while back. They might be designed for coal mines and the military but they are actually quite suitable for harder measurements.