<p>how many years is graduate school?</p>
<p>MS is one to two years. PhD takes anywhere from about four to six years or more.</p>
<p>MS by course work can normally be finished in 1 year. MS by thesis can take from 1.5-2 years...depending on how fast you finish your research. For any research based graduate program, it depends on a number of factors...the speed at which you conduct your research, your supervisor etc.</p>
<p>What kind of math is needed for, say, EE or ChemE at the PhD level?</p>
<p>For undergrad, my impression is that the requirements don't go much further than some multi, 1 term Linear Algebra, 1 term ODE, and 1 term PDE. For PhD in EE or ChemE, are the following needed: Complex Analysis? Real Analysis (for more advanced material in ODE and PDE? for Stochastic Process? Control Theory?), Hilbert Spaces (for QM)? Did I list too many? Too few?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>The math will depend on what type of research work you are doing. Your advisor will tell you what you need. It could be some or all of those things. My background is in controls so I took graduate math courses in complex analysis, linear algebra and a couple of "catch all" grad math courses for engineering graduate students.</p>
<p>For EE, the only undergrad requirements are multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. For a PhD EE, it depends on your area. Circuits and semiconductor devices don't require much more math, while controls and signal processing are math-intensive and would require classes like probability theory and fourier analysis.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your informative replies!</p>
<p>i kind of of an opinion question to ask....</p>
<p>Why do people want to get PhD in engineering?</p>
<p>is it possible to get into a engr grad program with under a 3.0 gpa and no research?</p>
<p>I'm sure it's possible to get into grad school w/ a sub-3.0 gpa and no prior research.</p>
<p>My guess is people get a PhD in engineering are the ones who probably want to end up teaching at the university level doing research.</p>
<p>Sleepybunny- it's primarily for those who wish to continue in academia or who want to continue in R&D for a large company that has a research department. A lot of engineering PhDs I know end up working for government think-tanks or national labs, too.</p>
<p>Dtshen- No previous research experience isn't particularly a problem, but having a sub-3.0 GPA may get you bumped from a large number of the top-tier programs. It's pretty likely that you'll be able to find a good handful of respectable graduate programs you can go to, though.</p>
<p>A sub 3.0 GPA would make it pretty difficult to get into graduate school, but I'm sure there are some programs that would take that.</p>
<p>Right. I hope you didn't get the impression that a sub 3.0 would get you into MIT or another top tier program, but you will definitely get into something assuming everything else is in line. </p>
<p>Your undergrad education might make a difference here. I'm sure getting a 3.0 at a top tier program will be looked at quite differently from a 3.0 at a no prestige program.</p>
<p>i have a question too about this. Appreciate it if someone that knows this stuff can answer, thanks in advance! if i have a 2.95 from Michigan Engineering, 2 years of research experience, second author for a paper in Langmuir, will I be able to get into a grad program ranked from 25-50?</p>
<p>A lot of it will depend on the school you go to. Someone with a 2.9 as an EE major at MIT will probably have a much better shot at a top graduate engineering program than someone from a third-tier LAC with a 3.8...</p>
<p>Live-,</p>
<pre><code>I disagree with that statement. I know that Purdue would never consider a 2.9, even at MIT. Many schools won't accept below a 3.25 and Purdue wants a 3.5, but I know they have admitteded a few with a little less than that.
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<p>Would they consider a 3.8 from a third tier college more than a 2.9 from MIT though? It's crazy if that's true. Why don't people just take the easy route for undergrad then? </p>
<p>The prestige of a high school usually factors into undergrad admissions (at least at my school), so why would it be different at the graduate level?</p>
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<p>As said above, many of them want to become engineering profs. </p>
<p>Some of them may have burning desire to be a researcher, and would like to be a high level research engineer for industry or a government research lab.</p>
<p>Langmuir is a top journal, and I assume you have good research experience with that publication. </p>
<p>Assuming your GPA is total cumulative, you can use your major GPA on your apps and resume if it's higher. Also, have your career services office help you put together your resume then have a few members of your dept. faculty look it over to make sure it accentuates your strengths. </p>
<p>A 3.0 is a minimum cutoff at many places (employers, grad schools, internships); but with good enough research you can still get into grad school, including some at the top. Son had a chance to meet informally with the grad dept. committee chair at one of the top 3 in his discipline who said they've turned down lots of 4.0s without research and accepted C students with "significant" research (prof mentioned REUs specifically, but Langmuir publication is pretty "significant" if you were a key contributor). </p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>"Some of them may have burning desire to be a researcher, and would like to be a high level research engineer for industry or a government research lab."</p>
<p>How much do research engineers (with a PhD) typically make? In comparison to non-PhD, non-research engineers.</p>
<p>I've heard that getting a PhD in engineering can pay off... but others tell me that this isn't the case.</p>