I definitely want to major in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Economics in college so that I have a good route to the start-up scene. All of these schools have good economics departments, so that area doesn’t concern me. Mainly, I am just curious how the engineering departments stack up between these schools.
Rankings wise, although Rice is the only ranked Computer Engineering one (at #16), I want to say that these Computer Engineering departments are of similar prestige- would that be an apt conclusion?
However, it’s not all about rankings and prestige:
Which school will I get the most individualized attention from? Which will I get challenged at and which will kind of just leave me in the dust? Similarly, which school is more known for its collaboration in the engineering department?
Is it pretty easy for students from all of these schools to get involved in any of the start-up hubs in America or does one of the schools have a larger connection with the start-up scene/encourage more entrepreneurship? Also, which has the most high-profile engineering/tech firms hiring from it (in case I decide to go that route)?
I know there’s a lot of questions there, but I’m really just trying to get a sense of what differentiates these amazing departments! Thank you ahead of time for your input.