<p>Which one is better at engineering on general? In specific, which one offers a better industrial engineering program? Does anyone have an idea?</p>
<p>USC no question. I wasn't even aware that UCSB had an engineering program...</p>
<p>USC cost more to attend doesn't it? And, you have to be exaggerating if you haven't heard about an engineering college at U.C. Santa Barbara...
In term of ranks, I'm pretty sure USC is much higher.</p>
<p>USC no question. I wasn't even aware that UCSB had an engineering program...</p>
<p>Well you must be quite an idiot, no question. US News ranks USC 8th for grad engineering programs, while UCSB is 19th. It's especially strong in Chemical Engineering, where it is, incidentally, ranked higher than USC.</p>
<p>^^^^
It is stronger in Material and Electrical too I think</p>
<p>You should consider Cal Poly SLO (about an hour away from UCSB) for industrial engineering.</p>
<p>That is a question of cost.</p>
<p>Are you OOS?
If so USC will be cheap,but Cal Poly with still be cheap</p>
<p>UCSB no question. I wasn't even aware that USC had an engineering program... I thought they only had business and artsy stuff.</p>
<p>They're rated too closely... it can't make too much of a difference, especially for undergrad. Look at the other things, especially cost, public vs private, beach vs urban, etc.</p>
<p>Going just by the rankings and overall recognition though, USC is better.</p>
<p>i just had my first day as an EE major at USC, i wasn't 100% sure of my choice before but now i am unbelievably glad i came here. just my two cents.</p>
<p>Don't leave us hanging and I guess now you have been there about 3 days. Give us more color on why you are liking it so well.</p>
<p>i would rather go to ucsb</p>
<p>first of all unlike what seems to be the trend of most engineering schools at USC you actually take engineering classes starting the first semester. my introduction to EE class which should be my largest overall engineering class is only like 25-30 people at most. the professor is really engaged, i went and talked to him for half an hour just about various random questions i had about engineering. in addition the engineering schools seems just unbelievably dedicated to the progress of the students, it has its own career center apart from the main USC career center and there is a really strong network to make sure you have everything you need to succeed. i don't know much about UCSB but this is the feeling i have gotten from USC.</p>
<p>I'm at USC right now too, also EE and they're engineering school is top notch.</p>
<p>EE105 is pretty much the only class I enjoy in undergrad. I would say the class is designed to make students interested in EE. However, I felt the quality of EE classes goes downhill after that. Professors care much much more about research than teaching. My suggestion is that unless you got a lot of free money from USC. There are many other cheaper alternatives. Undergrad education is so overrated. Another thing, it is very misleading when people say USC engineering is top notch. Sure, we are ranked in top 10, but only in grad school, not undergrad. USC has very good engineering school but not top-notched (like MIT Berkeley Stanford).</p>
<p>I hope you do know that UCSB does not offer Industrial Engineering...</p>
<p>Cal Poly: SLO, Cal, Stanford, USC, and Harvey Mudd are the only schools I notice have Industrial Engineering in California</p>
<p>Mudd does not offer industrial engineering as a major; just sayin.</p>
<p>haha duuuuur, my bad.</p>
<p>I had a list from my councilor from my hs...apparently she didn't check either...the other ones have IEs..though I never checked USC either..just checked now they have it as well</p>
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<p>Mudd doesn't offer <em>any</em> specific engineering as a major, as I kind of figure you're aware. Doesn't mean it's not a good place to pick up a preliminary education to an industrial engineering job.</p>