<p>Those considering UB for Engineering, how does it compare with Privates for you?
The old question of going to UB for ~12k per year (with 5k scholarship) versus an RIT/Drexel/Northeastern which would be ~28-30k with the scholarship you would receive from that college. Would like to hear your thoughts and opinions. Thank you.</p>
<p>Northeastern - and to some extent Drexel - offer strong coop programs. I’m not sure if UB is a match in that area.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I’d argue that UB is at a bare minimum a peer of these schools and may actually be better.</p>
<p>I think the only thing UB lacks that really bothered me at all was a lack of a co-op program. For such a strong program, it seems silly not to have one. But I guess that just leaves the students with more work for finding experience themselves before graduating.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I think the bang for the buck prevails.</p>
<p>Joseph- This is a tough decision.</p>
<p>My own son was accepted at all the schools he applied to (and he applied to a lot)! Privates. OOS publics, other SUNYs. Opted for and loved UB over Delaware, RIT, Va Tech, Syracuse, etc…</p>
<p>He loved Bing and Buffalo the best for “fit” for himself. Buffalo has a great engineering dept that appears to be well known in NY as so many engineering grads (and other UB grads) know about the program. </p>
<p>My son was very impressed with the labs he saw, all functioning on Engin.Accpeted Students day and that made it an easy decision for him. </p>
<p>As a sophomore, he volunteered in the Engineering Research Dept in the Fall and now has a paid research position. Great experience for him.</p>
<p>Just found out that tonight is the Engineering Ball at the Marriott. How fun for them.</p>
<p>Like most SUNYs, leaving NY, I don’t think anyone will have a clue how well educated these kids are, but hopefully it won’t matter much after they land the first job and build a resume and experience. </p>
<p>By the way, my son has no regrets in his decision!!!</p>
<p>Please look under RIT’s pages for my question on RIT vs UB!!! I love to hear other peoples advise on why RIT might be worth $70,000 or so than UB. And how doing 3 coops at RIT might make the difference vs 1 co-op at Buffalo. Any stats or feeling will be appreciated!</p>
<p>How difficult is it to find a job with an engineering degree from UB?</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Placement Information - 2009](<a href=“http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/placement/2010/]Undergraduate”>http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/placement/2010/)</p>
<p>That should help you see. Out of the 68% of the graduating body who were looking for jobs and didn’t want grad school or some other option, 32% of them had job offers my graduation. In past years it was higher, but the economy screwed that up.</p>
<p>And the employers UB attracts to their career fairs is pretty good too. I’ve seen Microsoft, IBM, Intel, General Electric, and such which shows that it is a reputable school. (I’m going for Computer Engineering so obviously I listed the big tech companies)</p>