<p>I was accepted in Purdue ranked 3 in industrial engineering usnews, i was also accepted in Northeastern ranked 27 in Business which is ranked 27 on Business by businessweek with an A+ job placement and an average 55,000 starting salary. I don't know how good is the job placement and the average starting salary for industrial engineering after coming out of Purdue can i get some help to make my decision thanks. I like these to careers and they are so similar that is tough to make a decision i guess it comes down to the job opportunity/salary.</p>
<p>I can’t help you with salary information, but NEU’s co-op opens a LOT of doors when it comes to finding jobs. 60% of co-op students get a job offer from their previous co-op employers.</p>
<p>NEU seems more prestigious to me, however. The SAT score ranges are higher and the acceptance rate is nearly half of Purdue’s. Plus, Boston is a great city, especially when it comes to business.</p>
<p>It mostly depends what you want to do. Engineering for sure is one of the hardest majors, and business is perhaps one of the most rewarding- it’s a great degree to get that opens a lot of opportunities, and it’s a great base for pre-law or an MBA. Engineering it is almost necessary to obtain a master’s, and I have many family members who were engineers who ended up going back to school to get an MBA or become teachers. Engineering has one of the highest resignation rates of all careers.</p>
<p>(I was in the same exact boat as you, IE vs. Business, and I decided to go for an MBA. I’m also seriously considering NEU for fall 2010.)</p>
<p>I hope I helped! :)</p>
<p>Given an option between Business and IE, I’d say you pick IE… You can always get your MBA after getting your IE ( which is what I plan to do ) and don’t need business as an undergrad! NU’s co-op program as well as its location makes it a great choice! NEU has an IE program too with great co-op / full time placement!</p>
<p>Where I’m from, purdue has a better reputation than northeastern, just to give a differing perspective from jell. While NE has a decent reputation in the east, people in the midwest know nothing about NE, whereas purdue is well known and respected.</p>
<p>I’m surprised you’re choosing between engineering and business… and isn’t it a bit late to still be deciding on schools?</p>
<p>Purdue is strong in engineering but so is NEU. The catalyst here is that NEU is strong in both engineering and business. Research and internships are abundant here at Northeastern and the location is simply unparalleled. Im also biased and am entering my sophomore year = P</p>
<p>Also in the south, Purdue is well known whereas Northeastern gets the whole “oh, that one in Chicago?” line whenever you mention it.</p>
<p>I think different regions are going to have different opinions. I’m in a suburb off Boston, and I never heard of Purdue until I came on CC. That’s the general reaction from most people around here- most people assume you’re talking about chicken.</p>
<p>Do you have any idea where you want to work in the future? If you plan on working in the northeast, NEU might be the choice, but if you want to be in the midwest, Purdue might be better.</p>
<p>Do you like NEU Northeasternkid? One thing about NEU is that everyone who I’ve talked to who has gone there seems to love it, unlike grads from some of the Ivies I’ve talked to and my brother who hates RPI.</p>
<p>jellxtoxthexo, </p>
<pre><code>Northeastern is a self selecting school and yes I absolutely love it here and being in Boston is amazing! Coop was a huge factor when arriving to my decision. The international/study abroad opportunities is what cealed the deal for me. The Dialogue of Civilizations is an amazing program! I think Northeastern is garnering better students year over year due to the importance of experiential learning whether it be doing research or getting real world work experience. Academics here I feel are highly underrated, although I have had a couple uninteresting classes with uninteresting people.
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<p>Yeah, the co-op program is the main reason I’m considering Northeastern, as well as all of the great things I’ve heard about their business program. Would you reccomend the 4 year or 5 year program? If I went there, I’d want to graduate in 4 years, because I want to go to law school afterwards, but if the co-op program would make me enough connections and give me enough experience to make the 5th year worth the time, then I’d definitly do it.</p>
<p>And what are the uninteresting classes? I hear the physics classes are awful, but besides that, are the other boring/waste of time classes?</p>
<p>Most people do the 5 year program, and we all are very big on “it’s worth the extra year”. Most of the co-op threads linked in the FAQ post will talk about that more.</p>
<p>Regardless of what you want to do after undergrad, it’s just an extra year of your life. A year less of your working life is next to nothing. A year more of undergrad is a lot. Not to mention, work experience can only do good things for your decision to go into law, and looks pretty badass on an application.</p>
<p>Purdue is much stronger in engineering than northeastern, so if you’re considering engineering and don’t mind the party-school atmosphere of Purdue, i’d reccomend purdue.</p>
<p>Hands down? im a recent contributor and i’ve seen this phrase used everywhere throughout the forum without any rational thought. Purdue is a better engineering school and as a matter of fact i believe its top 10 in the country, but what it comes down to is that employers want to see practical experience since engineering is so technical based. I am from a town thats pretty darn close to Purdue and its in the middle of nowhere and has a reputation for being a huge party school. In terms of networking and job placements Northeastern will beat Purdue any day of the week simply due to its location and strong alumni base. To the OP i really would suggest you check out both campuses because they are REALLY different.</p>
<p>im choosing between business in northeastern or industrial engineering in purdue</p>
<p>Granted, if you do engineering, purdue is well above Northeastern. The location is not so great at Purdue but thats a personal preference. Have you researched the Purdue Co-op program? Because USNEWS best colleges ranks purdue and Northeastern in the same group for having extraordinary co-op/internship opportunities. If your doing engineering, i would highly recommend purdue. If your thinking business, then i think you should visit each school and see which atmosphere you prefer.</p>
NEU has done a great job climbing up the ranking ladder very significantly in the past 20 years. It was once seen more as weekend school providing in job training for professionals. But regardless, Purdue is by far a much better school in engineering and overall than NEU. A Purdue degree will just impress any employer anywhere. Purdue hosts one of the largest job fairs drawing employers from all over the nation. In terms of name recognition, the two schools are not in the same league. Purdue is very well known through out the nation and the rest of the world, particularly in China, South East Asia, India, etc. In contrast, NEU is very regional to north east US only. I am in California, there are tons of kids here applying for Purdue and I would be very surprised if anyone even just knows NorthEastern U.
@gohokie you just replied to a six-yr old thread 
Perhaps in 1925.
Why did you revive a 6 year old thread?