@sevmom A Ph.D. is associated with academia or staff/fellow/advisor engineering positions in industry. But a Master’s is a staple in the corporate world. Almost all of the engineers we hire out of school with a BS start pursuing a MS part time and on the company’s dime.
I agree that many people go on to get a master’s , depending on the corporation or field of study… But, many do not and it is not a given that you will end up with an advanced degree. Both Clemson and UVA are fine for undergraduate education and hope the OP comes back to let us know the decision!
@Gudmom and for any prospective Clemson students, Honors students do NOT get priority tickets for sporting events. This comes from joining IPTAY, which any student can do.
@Baxter126 I must have been thinking of Honors at UofSc
@Gudmom It’s not UofSc either. They get points by attending sports events. HC at Uof Sc gets priority parking, which really means nothing because it doesn’t reduce the cost at all.
Plently of UVA students aren’t “full of themselves” and generalizations like that are pretty damaging overall.I’m a huge UVA fan, but the cost difference screams Clemson.
@VAMom23 you are right. I would delete that comment if I knew how.
@Gudmom UVA engineers are more likely to end up in the DC area (tons of grads end up there) ,Richmond area, or NYC than the NC and Research Triangle Park areas. The OP can get an idea regarding who recruits at UVA here: https://engineering.virginia.edu/events/fall-career-fair Look at- for more information, click here, then “all employers.” You can filter by location.
The OP can probably find similar info for Clemson. Research Triangle Park companies probably recruit NC State grads heavily, possibly Clemson grads as well (but not sure). Good luck @tstuppi9 !
Clemson has a large lake right next to campus with two massive dikes that are great to walk/run on.
Clemson is not as cold as Charlottesville. Clemson has a much better traffic situation.
They’ve built several new dorms at Clemson that look incredible.