<p>Is Industrial and Operations Engg considered a soft engg? Are options with an IOE undergrad major lesser than with a broader major like Mech E or EE. Is it better to do Mech E as undergrad & then do IOE as MS?</p>
<p>A lot of IEOR majors at Cal end up getting jobs in finance and consulting.</p>
<p>bump..........</p>
<p>I would also like to know about this...</p>
<p>anyone?</p>
<p>Well, at my school (University of Michigan) IOE is often thought of as a joke compared to the other engineering majors. Often called In and Out Easily. Whether it is or not, I am not quite sure.</p>
<p>As far as jobs go, Mech E is definitely broader than IOE, although I believe that ME and IOE is somewhate related. It all depends on ur preferences. If you are more interested with financial math, then do IOE. but if u like the pure sciences such as physics, then do ME.</p>
<p>I am an IOE major at University of Michigan and I don't think that IOE is easy. It's almost at the same level as other engineering majors. I took other major engineering courses and I have not encountered or experienced any differences between the courses in terms of their difficulties. As matter of fact, IOE gets more complicated especially when it comes to Operations Research or Financial Engineering.</p>
<p>IOE is a great major if you want to work in a consulting firm or get into management. Also, Some IOEs end up going to graduate school- Financial Engineering major and it's a very solid field nowadays.</p>