<p>From my other thread, i've learned that this is major designed for people who want to go into management positions at engineering firms.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if this is a good program and is it harder to get into a good business school if I take this path rather than majoring in something such as econ?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I want to know also. My thinking is that if you do get a master in management engineering then you don't need to go to business school at all.
Any one familiar with this major and its career opportunities?</p>
<p>If you search the Stanford website for the School of Engineering Handbook, you'll find a link where you can download the handbook which contains detailed descriptions of every engineering major, including MS&E. It also includes a description of the type of careers typically pursued by MS&E majors</p>
<p>I have a friend whose opinion is a bit harsh on the program. He thinks MS&E is a joke engineering program, the classes are easy as heck, students party a lot, they're just half baked engineer and wannabe business student. Anyway, my friend is an EE major so can't really blame him for his opinion if you know what I mean. </p>
<p>My opinion about MS&E: I don't know about the job prospect. Certainly not many people (if any at all) would hire someone fresh from undergrad to become a manager, also if you want to become an engineer, I guess you'll lose out to more hardcore engineering major. So I guess if you really want to learn business why not go to wharton or stern? but if you just want to work for IB or hedge fund, any major at stanford will do you good. You don't need business knowledge IMO.</p>
<p>Hmm I know several MS&E majors but they're all either Masters or Phd students. I haven't actually heard of any MS&E undergrads. I do know a few people who coterm in Econ and MS&E (econ ba MS&E masters) in four years.</p>
<p>Hmm, do you go to Stanford? Because from what I hear directly from Stanford students, MS&E has a reputation for attracting some of the smartest people on campus. I'm sure hardcore engineers, like electrical engineers or mechanical engineers, would scoff at it because its a fuzzier engineering major, but nearly every MS&E grad I know is currently working at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey. Not too bad, I think.</p>
<p>Most people view the undergrad MS&E major as Stanford's substitute for an undergrad business major. It's technically an engineering degree, but is not nearly as demanding as some of the more hardcore engineering majors, which is why CS and EE people scoff at it.</p>
<p>People's opinions about MSE really will cover the whole spectrum from its a very difficult, highly respected major to its where the wanna-be's go that just want to party all the time. In reality, I think you'll find a diverse group of people in any major, and to try and categorize any major in any one, singular way is pretty much a futile enterprise.</p>
<p>MSE allows you, indeed it requires you, to take a really diverse set of classes. You'll take intro level courses in a lot of areas which you otherwise might not think to, and you'll get to dip your feet into things like finance, accounting, etc. Some people view this as a good thing because you get to experience many different areas of study, and others look down upon it because you never really delve deeply into one particular area.</p>
<p>As for the jobs and MSE major thing, companies like Goldman and McK will hire the most qualified person NO MATTER WHAT THEIR MAJOR. They don't care what you learned in undergrad - they teach you everything you need to know during interships and after you get hired during training.</p>
<p>MS&E can be anywhere from relatively easy to super hard depending on what classes you take, especially at the graduate level (the coterm). The applied math/risk and decision analysis track could rival EE whereas public policy track is obviously closer to the fuzzy side.</p>