<p>Hello CC members. I just got accepted to Cornell, UMich-AA and Northeastern. I am pursuing my masters degree in engineering.</p>
<p>Need help on deciding which is school has the better program in terms of the academic/research experience as well as the industrial/employment opportunities after. Inputs on school reputation and campus location is also welcome.</p>
<p>Looking forward to all of your feedback! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Northeastern what? </p>
<p>Anyway it’s obviously between Cornell and Michigan and it largely depends on your financial situation. However, if all else being equal I would go to Cornell, you’ll be surrounded with on average more qualified peers.</p>
<p>Bearcats, I would say there isn’t a major difference in the quality of peers. Cornell and Michigan are identical in most respects.</p>
<p>Besides, the OP is asking about graduate programs.</p>
<p>Which program are you looking at?</p>
<p>thanks for your feedback… the program is energy systems engineering</p>
<p>For energy systems engineering, I would recommend looking into UofM and Cornell. They are very similar in ranking in this field [great field to go into by the way]. </p>
<p>If you are looking to obtain a PhD, then I would look more deeply into the research done at these schools (and perhaps professors that you wish to work with) but if your goal is to graduate with a masters and go into industry, I would apply more consideration into finance and overall environment.</p>
<p>University of Michigan probably offers more extensive research experiences for their graduate students but most energy research at UofM is done for automotive engineering. Currently, many projects in energy are funded by the major automotive companies like Ford and GM. That said, many of these projects may lead to internships/jobs at these big industrial corporations. </p>
<p>Cornell, on the other hand, does not have a “energy systems” degree but does have many opportunities to work with energy in research. Research projects that you may be interested in at Cornell are more rooted in advancing thermal sciences and energy systems more so than application.</p>