<p>I am having a little hard time figuring out with one of these university are better. I am hoping to graduate and find a career in the field I am going to be studying in with more money.</p>
<p>Stevens Institute of Technology is a tier 1 college ranked 84 National Universities
Polytechnic Institute of New York University is a tier 3 college National Universities</p>
<p>Since NYU merged with Polytechnic Institute I thought it would be ranked tier 1 atleast. Should I be worried about the tiers? What are the difference between payroll with a degree from these institute. Do these colleges have a name that is known to get a career in the field people working with.</p>
<p>I also would like to know who has better finical aid package. They both around the same price.</p>
<p>According to Stevens they are saying the average starting salary for most of there majors are $60000 and some are higher. Also graduates from Stevens get employed in ExxonMobil, Chase bank, Johnson and Johnson and more top companies. Is there any true facts about this.</p>
<p>Stevens is better, and yes, you should be worried about the reputation/ranking of your engineering school. </p>
<p>Employers fully understand that NYU Poly is really just Polytechnic U. It’s not seen as part of NYU.</p>
<p>According to this list [Top</a> US Colleges ? Graduate Salary Statistics](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp]Top”>http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp) Polytech-NYU salary is better than Stevens. Someone said that the reason Polytech-NYU is tier 3 is because the work was too hard and people left.</p>
<p>Any idea how much I would get in finical aid.</p>
<p>Of course, Polytech graduates will make more money than the rest… Polytech is only an engineering school and today an average engineer makes 55-60k/year while other prestigious colleges such as Berkeley offer many majors that you earn less than 40k/year.</p>
<p>But don’t think that Poly is a bad school. You’ll probably have nice salary when you graduate from Poly because in NYC, there are many job opportunities and you’ll be a better candidate than others since employers always hire lots of POLY graduates and they know that they’re better than CUNY, SUNY etc graduates.</p>
<p>Frankly, no matter what, what job you end up with will be a result of what you did during college. If ALL you have is a degree in computer engineering, and no experience, companies will be reluctant to hire you. You need to do extra stuff, get involved, or at least know how to do some kickass cabling.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m an NYU-Poly student, and I just hacked into your toaster.</p>
<p>Yes, Poly is Tier 3. Yes, Stevens is Tier 1. I got into Carnegie Mel’s School of CS and chose Poly over it. If you live your life based on conceptual hierarchy, you’re in for a surprise. Poly is fun, laidback, hands-on, and very intimate. The school is tiny, so it’s easy to get involved with projects. And now that we’re a part of NYU, it’s easier to get sponsored for projects. Poly is in an exciting place right now.</p>
<p>From a financial aid point of view, I hear ya. Also, I was in-state for Stevens, but Poly still offered me a lot more money. More than Carnegie Mellon, and they offered me like 25k total. I also felt the school was full of people who walk around with an undeserving sense of accomplishment whereas Poly is more modest. It’s just what I needed and wanted. So, stop looking at rankings and reevaluate what you really want from a university, what will make you content. I was concerned about rankings too, and bragging rights, but honestly, they’re smoke, mirrors, and money.</p>