<p>For the past year, I have been primarily interested in pursuing a PhD, but have recently discovered that I do not enjoy research enough to make it my career. Because of this, I am looking in to Masters programs. It turns out I don't know very much about getting in to Masters (MS or MEng) programs though.</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>Purdue EE major
- 3.5-3.6 gpa
- 3 coops with NASA at Johnson Space Center,
- REU at the Rice Quantum Institute at Rice University
- I will probably have one more internship somewhere and one more research experience before graduating</p>
<p>I have not taken the GRE yet - I have lots of time since research and internships make it take longer to get through school.</p>
<p>I am not expecting any funding, but wanted to know what caliber of masters programs in EE, applied math, or applied physics, quantitative finance etc. I would be qualified for. I do not want to do technical work for the duration of my career so brand name might be important.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>