As a prospective engineering major who was recently admitted to both NCSU and Georgia Tech class of 2019, I’ll be paying sticker price for both schools, so obviously I’m leaning towards State.
Is it generally easy for engineering majors to get jobs after graduation? I’m interested in the 5 year BS/MS program in Mech E and Aero E. Rank-wise, Georgia Tech is better in these fields, but NCSU would be a more financially secure investment.
Any advice would be useful, thanks.
I’m in-state for NCSU by the way.
Bump
Nobody knows what the outlook for engineers will be in 2019. Engineering is always better than most majors. It doesn’t matter how smart you are, you are going to have to put in a lot of time and effort into an engineering degree.
State has an excellent reputation. State is not GT. A couple of years after you get out of college it doesn’t matter a whole lot. It’s all up to you by then. If you are planning on getting a master’s degree, why not go to State and then do your graduate work at GT. A graduate degree from GT will mean more anyway and engineers get paid to go to graduate school. My kids go to State because of instate tuition. I can’t afford or am not not willing to pay out of state tuition and I am not going to let them borrow money unless it is absolutely necessary and the best value for their dollar.
But…GT is the cream of the crop when it comes to engineering.
Go to State if you will come out without debt. There really won’t be a significant difference between the degrees in the eyes of recruiters once you land your first job. I have been recruiting engineers for 20 years and I very rarely notice where the person went to undergrad. Go debt free and put away that 400-500 dollars you would spend on student loans per month in your 401k right out of college and you will be ahead financially in the end.