PLS RANK COMPUTER SCIENCE - rensselaer, pennstate, purdue, calpoly, uc davis, ucsb

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<p>Got In Computer Science To These Schools. Please Rank The Following Assuming Location And Cost Are Not An Issue. Academics And Prospects (employer And Graduate School) Are More Important.</p>

<p>Calpoly San Luis Obispo
Rensselaer
Penn State Univ Park
Purdue
Uc Davis
Uc Santa Barbara</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Just go to the Computer Science field (look for the Engineering heading first). You can see the employers and median salary ($60K).</p>

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<p>Purdue is very good for cs.</p>

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<p>Well I goto Penn State for Comp Sci and the program seems good over here (I would say I def. am biased tho) I am in research and I have an internship as a freshman, so the opportunities are here.</p>

<p>I also know that Rensselaer has a rep. CS program. As for the others I am unsure.</p>

<p>Which State are u from if you dont mind me asking, Id probably go with the cheapest option as all schools listed are good in engineering in general.</p>

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<p>CH121S,</p>

<p>I am from California. Total cost are</p>

<p>CALPOLY 18,000
RENSSELAER 35,000 after 13,000 grant
PENNSTATE 35,000
PURDUE 34,000
UC DAVIS 24,000
UC SANTA BAR 24,000</p>

<p>DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH IT TO GIVE UP CALPOLY?</p>

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<p>Please stop posting in all caps. It's really annoying.</p>

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<p>If you're from CA, I'd pick Cal Poly easily. Or UCSB. Or UCD. Just depending on what type of atmosphere you want and where you want to live in state.</p>

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<p>Seems like rensselaer is very stingy on fin aid. 35k / year is a lot to swallow so i would recommend against going there. Plus, i hear from a few friends that go there the city of Troy is pretty horrible.</p>

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<p>Take Poly or Davis Id say. They all are good and those two are the cheapest. See which school you like more a bam...you got your school ;). Youll have a good opportunity at any school if you work hard.</p>

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<p>Can you please tell me/find the Statistics/link like for Cal Poly Undergraduates, for other colleges like UC Davis?</p>

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<p>Here’s a recent ranking of engineering schools based on graduates’ salaries. As you can see, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks highest among those in your list.</p>

<p>[Best</a> Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/best-engineering-colleges.asp]Best”>Best Engineering Schools | Payscale)</p>

<p>Here’s another ranking I found a while ago. It doesn’t include most of the schools on your list, but…</p>

<p>[The</a> Best Schools for Computer Science Majors - 20 Top Colleges & University CS Programs Ranked For 2009](<a href=“GoDaddy Corporate Domains - Protected”>GoDaddy Corporate Domains - Protected)</p>

<p>Personally, I’d recommend CalPoly, RPI, or Purdue. I myself am currently attending RPI (and they actually were the most generous with financial aid out of my schools). However, rankings and salary potential are not the whole picture. Although it might not seem too important now, things like location, costs, and student life should also be taken into account.</p>

<p>Best of luck with your college search!</p>

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<p>Here’s how I would rank them for graduate school:</p>

<ol>
<li>Purdue University</li>
<li>Penn State</li>
<li>UC-Davis </li>
<li>UC-Santa Barbara </li>
<li>Rensselaer Polytechic Institute</li>
<li>Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo</li>
</ol>

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<p>Its very regional wrt future employment and reputation. Many on the east coast have only heard of Poly (or RPI on the west) but don’t have a feel for the quality of the schools - maybe never came across a graduate from them. UCSB and UCD? Same story. All have heard of Purdue and PS.</p>

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<p>How come UCD is nowhere in that list by Payscale , really curious.</p>

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<p>

  1. They have a subjective selection criteria on what is counted as an “engineering” college.
  2. Only 5 California schools were selected. HMC, Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, Cal Poly SLO. That leaves out some of the biggest engineering schools in schools in terms of enrollment: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSB, UCI, CPSU-Pomona, SJSU. To be fair, the five selected are more known for engineering than the others, IMO.</p>
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<p>Basing your college choice on future income differences seems…well, silly. My guess is that MIT and Stanford are skewed high by the number of graduates who go into fields other than engineering plus the number who go on to get advanced degrees. (I don’t know about HM) Basically, engineers make what engineers make. Most companies have pay scales that dictate starting salaries and while there’s always some flexibility the range is pretty narrow. There are also probably some regional differences – Mich and Purdue may be lower because most of their graduates stay in the Midwest which is lower cost than either the east coast or CA so starting pay can be lower.</p>