<p>Is rank 57 for best undergraduate a good school to attend? The University i am going to is University At Buffalo.</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, I'm not sure how much one should rely on those rankings. There have been a couple threads on this forum about how some people agree a <insert higher="" ranked="" school="" here=""> is worse than a <insert lower="" ranked="" school="" here="">.</insert></insert></p>
<p>The real difference IMO is with public vs. private schools. Also, the classes and specializations offered, and competition. ABET accreditation is important too.</p>
<p>I think your best bet is to talk to someone from U of Buffalo or learn more about their program.</p>
<p>Well, university of Buffalo is one of the top SUNY colleges, make sure their engineering program is ABET accredited even though im sure it is.</p>
<p>It is ABET accredited, i even spoke with the director of the industial engineering department and they told me that they have about 90-100 industrial engineer students. They also told me that majority of their graduating students recive jobs easily and have a starting salary of 51g to
55g. Can i trust what that person says?</p>
<p>Considering Buffalo's reputation as a good school, it is highly likely what he says is true. He said majority, does he mean 70%,80% or 90%? But ofcourse hes gonna say only good things about the program.</p>
<p>It sounds about right, so I'd say you can rely on that info. If you really want to confirm it, though, approach a couple of upper-level students and ask them if it sounds accurate. If the administration has a skewed view of what's going on after graduation, the upper-level students will know about it.</p>
<p>Cool thanks ish718 and aibarr. Do you guys know how i can find upper level students in the school?</p>
<p>Welcome</a> to the University at Buffalo Chapter of IIE</p>
<p>Behold, the Industrial Engineering Student Organization webpage.</p>
<p>Don't get too hung up on rankings. Important things: ABET accreditation; active student engineering organizations (IEEE, SWE, SME, SAE, etc...). Will your school fo choice help you reach your personal and career goals?</p>
<p>Other things to consider: class sizes; accessability to professors that are helpful (not TA's); are instructors student focused, or more focused on their research; opportunities for undergraduate research projects; are engineering students getting internships; are graduates getting jobs and where and in what industry; how many offers are grads considering.</p>
<p>Lots of demand for IE's. It's a great time to be an engineer!</p>
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<p>...not that important for industrial engineering, I don't think. You're not really going for a PE license, so there are lots of unaccredited programs out there that are good programs, actually. Other than that, I agree with most of the other stuff.</p>
<p>I have a friend taking MechE at UB and he is very happy there. I would say go for it, you really can't beat the price.</p>
<p>Cool thanks, i cant wait to go their this Fall</p>