KaRin-A

I kind of have a good sense of visualization and the "feel" of how things move.
Does it mean anything in engineering?

*Brahmin

Do you guys know if you can make a generalization about the job salaries for a mechanical engineer/AE and an EE/CE. Which engineer is paid more? (considering that both has come out a well-respected university with a great GPA etc. ) basically all other factors constant...

xjis

brahmin/ based on Cornell's post-graduate survey:

Cornell Engineering : Engr. Post-Graduate Survey Results

[2006] Bachelor's
ME> Mean: $59,395; Median: $57,700
ECE> Mean: $60,864; Median: $59,500
CS> Mean: $65,714; Median: $63,000

[2005]
ME> Mean: $55,265; Median: $55,000
ECE> Mean: $59,789; Median: $56,500
CS> Mean: $66,276; Median: $65,000


i know many other universities have their own post-graduate surveys but i'm too lazy to go out looking for them.

*Brahmin

xjis, can you get gatech's and cmu's. for ME, AE and ECE, CS I didn't get too much luck finding them...thanks. so can you say a ME is paid less, why are CS guys paid very high? I read somewhere else that their pay is quite high
I am interested in ME/AE and my question might benefit KaRin-A. Is ME/AE a dying field, I mean with dying prospects because ME, especially, was in the boom like a decade ago..is it still now?

xjis

Gatech/

2006 Commencement Survey (Fall)

[2006] Bachelor's
ME> Median: $54,000
EE> Median: $52,200
CS> Median: $60,000

CMU/

College of Engineering - Post-Graduation Survey Results - Information for Students and Alumni - Career Center - Student Affairs

http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/ca...salary/scs.pdf

[2007?] Bachelor's
ME> Mean: $58,541; Median: $59,250
ECE> Mean: $61,529; Median: $60,000
CS> Mean: $69,985; Median: $71,750 (wooow....)



i know you were choosing between CMU and GATech.... i dunno about specific rankings, but i do know CMU is harder to get into.

i vaguely remember that although Princeton had much lower engineering ranking than Cornell, they had higher median salaries for those majors... so i guess at least in BS level, the median salary quite depends on overall prestige of the university (by prestige, i mean how hard it is to get into the university overall, not just its engineering ranking...for instance, GATech has much higher engineering ranking than Cornell...)

ken285

Why not just look at BLS's statistics? Much bigger sample size.

ME is not dying unless you're talking specifically about manufacturing. AE... might have some troubles in the next few years, but it seems to be cyclical.

furyshade

xjis, sorry to bother but do you think you could use your adept salary-finding skills to find the engineering stats for USC?

KaRin-A

ME looks like it is the one pays less.
Guys, please please answer my questions
Thank you very much.

xjis

furyshade // sorry. i really can't find them. but i have UC Berkeley just for the sake of it:

Career Center - Career Destination Survey Reports 2006

[2006] Bachelor's
ME> Mean: $57,522; Median: $59,000
EECS> Mean: $67,570; Median: $66,000
CS> Mean: $76,929; Median: $75,000

hmm... now i kinda feel bad about turning down UCB 4 yrs ago. but i guess i'm not alone.

*Brahmin

How about UIUC and michigan...pls xjis, it would be great if you can get this one also...lol

Sci-Fry

Just a question, without intending to divert the topic, but what's the difference between electrical engineering and electronic engineering? Because I've seen a wide variety of courses that cover "electrical and electronic engineering".

Thanks

*Brahmin

why are CS guys paid the most?? is it different from computer engineering. Is computer engineering ECE, electrical and computer engineering?? So this is different from EE?

Perfection

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.

Lacero

Asking why CS guys are paid more than engineers is like asking why Bankers are paid more than Doctors. Who's job function brings more revenue, a doctor or a banker?

*Brahmin

If you wanna go into mechatronics, what kinda course should you take...mechE? I've heard its a good coming up field, good paying job, any insight on that...