| What school you go to and engineering major you pick doesn't have much effect on your salary as an engineer. Its what field you specialize in and where you live. Most mechanical engineers working in the oil industry are going to make more then civil engineers working for the government. Now, of course there will be a few exceptions, the best of the best will always command high salaries in any subfield.
Also jobs in CA will pay more then NC because CA's cost of living is much higher. So yeah look at what engineers make in your subfield/area rather then the school averages. |