pros and cons of a dual degree

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<p>recently tulane cut a lot of its engineering options, which led to a partnership between tulane and vanderbilt/johns hopkins for engineering. in five years, students could graduate with a b.s. in physics from tulane and a b.s./b.e. in electrical, mechanical, civil, or environmental engineering from either hopkins or vanderbilt. basically you spend three years at tulane and then two more at either hopkins or vandy, and at the end you get both degrees.</p>

<p>an obvious con would be spending an extra year in school, but do you think having two degrees from two pretty respected schools would be beneficial? tulane still offers chem and bme, so would it be wiser to save a year's tuition and major in one of these? tulane's rep for engineering isn't great so would it be a good idea to take advantage of the dual degree program?</p>

<p>any advice is appreciated</p>

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<p>This was discussed extensively a few months ago. At the end of the day, if your engineering degree is from a better engineering school, that’s always a good thing. Also, having access to two schools’ career services and alumni network is also a good thing.</p>

<p>But, having two degrees in Physics and ME (for example) adds no value. Companies will hire you for the ME and not the Physics, but it won’t hurt either.</p>

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<p>so would you say the benefits of having a degree from hopkins/vandy is worth the extra year?</p>