<p>What are the out of pocket cost differences going to be between UIUC and Iowa?</p>
<p>Mechanical and Civil engineering are related, but different. Mechanical engineering, IMO, is the jack-of-all-trades, “all around” engineering. Civil is more focused on architecture and big infrastructure projects. UIUC has a great civil engineering program, but if that’s not what your son wants and they make it sorta prohibitive switching disciplines, I would seriously look elsewhere.</p>
<p>If you’re worried about Iowa, ask their career office to give you a list of companies that have conducted on-campus interviews for engineering majors. Compare this to Chambana.</p>