<p>Hey, so I've been searching around for opinions everywhere about the engineering dual degrees hosted by NYU and NYU-Poly and I just can't seem to find whether or not it's a good program or not. I would spend 3 years getting a physics degree at NYU and 2 years getting an engineering degree at Poly.</p>
<p>I've been really torn between BU and NYU and I overall like BU more but I know NYU is more prestigious. BU is rated better for engineering though but I think that's because the dual degree program is so new at NYU and I honestly can't find any information about it.</p>
<p>Anyone else in the same boat? Is anyone here currently in this program that can explain the pros and cons? I'm not sure if it is worth 5 years...</p>
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<p>I have the exact same question!
Right now I’m having trouble deciding between NYU, BU(college of engineering), and UCSD.</p>
<p>I’m currently interested in engineering, but it’s definitely possible that I might change my mind completely. :P</p>
<p>I guess in the case that I do switch majors, NYU would be the best choice since I got accepted into their College of Arts and Science. But if I do end up doing engineering, would I still be able to enter the dual degree program - and would it be worth 5 years at NYU Poly?</p>
<p>BU and UCSD are better schools for engineering. NYU is more of a liberal arts school. NYU computer science is not even ABET accredited.</p>
<p>NYU Computer science is higher ranked than both BU and UCSD… NYU Comp is ranked #26 by USNEWS. NYU-Poly engineering degree has better profile and earning potential( ranked#4). NYU Poly has lower graduate engineering rank by USNEWS, but very soon that will change. And yes, NYU is way more elite than BU and UCSD. I know that BU has a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>Some facts about NYU’s Polytechnic Institute:</p>
<p>NYU-Poly was one of the first universities to introduce a cyber security program, and is designated as both a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and a Center of Academic Excellence in Research by the National Security Agency. Polytechnic is the first school in New York City to receive the designation Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the U.S. National Security Agency.</p>
<p>NYU-Poly counts National Academy of Engineering founders, members and National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees among its faculty and alumni. Current and former presidents of major professional societies, including the American Chemical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), are alumni. </p>
<p>Peter Staeker, the current Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) president-elect, is an NYU-Poly alumnus. Andrew Herrmann, the current president of the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) is an NYU-Poly alumnus.</p>
<p>Many Fortune 500 companies are currently being headed by NYU-Poly alumni, including Yahoo!, Lockheed Martin, Xerox, and AECOM.</p>
<p>The electrical engineering department at NYU-Poly has fifteen IEEE Fellows, which is more than the number of IEEE Fellows RPI’s electrical engineering department and is on a par with Columbia University’s electrical engineering department</p>