<p>HI,
I'm currently an Ohio State Student in my sophomore year. I'm an international student majoring in well...i'm switching to Industrial Engineering. </p>
<p>Q#1. I heard that the more reputed the college you graduate from, the better your pay. Is that true?</p>
<p>So since I'm planning to do Ind Engg, I'm thinking of transferring to either Purdue or UT Austin. I'm pretty sure I'll get into Purdue coz it's not highly selective. But transferring would be a pain since it could mean losing several credit hrs and a few other problems.
But I know that Purdue and UT are known for their top notched engg programs.</p>
<p>Q#2. So as an engineering major from Purdue/Austin do you think I'd get a better pay vs. if I were an Ohio State graduate just coz the formers schools are well-known for their programs?</p>
<p>As an international student, the prestige of the school does matter a whole lot to me since I want to be able to work in any part of the world and I want my employers to have heard about the school I graduated from so they'll value me more and I'll be paid well.</p>
<p>Q#3. Also, what do you guys think about Industrial engineering? I am actually in a state of confusion right now coz I kinda don't know what I should major in. Honestly, I'm very bad at handling things and doing stuff w/ my hands which is why I think a career more on the technical side(chemical engg, meche, chemistry/bio-related majors which have lotsa labs) won't be good for me. But, I'm good at talking to people, leading, being in-charge which is why I think management is my thing and IE is basically that - engineering+management.</p>
<p>Q#4.As an IE major will I be paid as well as any other engineering major? I guess i'll be better off doing IE coz I like it than doing something like mechE or EE which I don't think I will enjoy doing.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? PLEASE let me know. Your help would be greatly appreciated. THanks!!!</p>
<p>What? Texas-Austin has one of the best IE programs in the nation, but Ohio State's is probably better. If you're looking for a better school overall, then Texas-Austin might be a better choice, but not by much. Purdue has a better IE program than all these schools so your employer might be more interested in Purdue if you apply for IE work. Since you live in Ohio, you should apply to U.Michigan, their IE program is just as good as Purdue's but the school is much more recognize internationally. Money wise, Texas-Austin students apparently make more followed by UM. I'll be applying to all these schools too. Good luck.</p>
<p>It's a division of the mechanical engineering department. It's not an undergraduate major, though, I don't think, though you might be able to get a mechanical engineering degree with an IE concentration. Not sure.</p>
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<p>I feel obligated to mention Georgia Tech then because their ISyE program is very well regarded. I hear a lot of IE undergrads here go into non-engineering jobs such as consulting, so the pay is naturally a bit better. It's a fairly easy school to transfer into because of the somewhat lousy graduation rate (< 80%). I think they accept something like 300 transfers a year.</p>
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<p>Correlation is not causation. That's one of the first things you'd learn in IE :P. I don't think the school makes as big of a difference as the person, and it just so happens better students go to better schools.</p>
<p>Obviously, graduating from MIT is better than graduating from the University Of Montana, but within the top 50 so engineering schools, there is not a great difference in pay scales. Getting a A at UMass-Amherst may be better than getting a C at MIT.</p>
<p>Again, reputation does not equal pay but you will have more job options due to the reputation of the schools so you can choose what you want to do with your career.</p>
<p>The best schools for Industrial Engineering are:
1. Georgia Institute Of Technology
2. University Of Michigan - Ann Arbor
3. Purdue University - West Lafayette
4. Pennsylvania State University - University Park
5. University Of California - Berkeley</p>
<p>In addition, these schools have top 30 business/management schools so you can choose whatever you want to do once you get into one of them. I would definately apply to these 5 schools.</p>
<p>Industrial engineers are just as well paid as other engineers.</p>
<p>I am a student at UT Austin. We do have one of the top Engr programs in the nation, AND we are know worldwide by employers, AND we do get paid ALOT when we graduate… but we do not have an Ind Eng degree… This post was prolly too late. Sorry</p>
<p>I dont know all that much about Ohio States IE program, but as an IE at Purdue, I can say that Umich and Gtech are both top notch. I would recommend any of the three. </p>
<p>IEs are compensated well at any of these schools.</p>
<p>I’m applied to purdue for a MS in IE (for Operations Research). Great program, still haven’t heard back. I have gotten into Penn state and UW Madison so far, have no idea which one I will choose.</p>
<p>OSU has a top 20 Industrial Engineering program, I would stay where you are.</p>
<p>Q1: It depends
Q2: It depends
Q3: IE is an excellent major for someone with an engineering mind but lacks the engineering proficiency (which is most graduating engineers) or desire to obtain such proficiency. If you plan on getting an MBA it is definitly a good fit. As you think about careers look into Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Strategy, Finance or Economics, Product Management, etc…
Q4: It depends</p>
<p>Get a good gpa and you’ll get paid well. Then, get a MBA, and you’ll get paid better. Do awesome at whatever it is you do, and you’ll stop worrying about how much you are getting paid.</p>
<p>I believe the OR program at UT-Austin is graduate, only. OR and IE programs are arguably very different. OR is more of a math program, while IE is more of an applied program. They’re sometimes grouped in the same school because IE solutions are often heavily based on OR techniques.</p>
<p>I’ve also seen OR programs included in the business school, the math department, the electrical engineering department, and the mechanical engineering department. It’s a really useful discipline.</p>
I have got an admit from ORIE department and I ve heard that its the best place for OR (be it teaching or jobs). Agreed it doesn’t have good IE courses but some inter-disciplinary courses are allowed from B-school.
I am not sure about how well are they paid in jobs after MS in ORIE, though. Maybe if someone can help.