<p>Engineering undergrad to MBA is also common. It’s much more likely to be a manager at a manufacturing or engineering/tech company with an undergrad engineering degree than another type of undergraduate degree.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Those who have a PhD in engineering make more than 60k a year. In fact I’d argue that quite a few PhD grads get starting salaries >100k. Take a look for example at the average starting salary for PhD Mechanical Engineers at Stanford. It’s $102,875. Yes I’m sure the company makes a lot more out of them than that every year but honestly that’s not a bad salary at all. Yes you can become a business man and make much more than that but some people don’t really want to make millions of dollars-they just want to live a comfortable and pleasant life.</p>
<p>i heard engineering phds going into industry dont get that much more than undergrads.</p>
<p>^See for yourself</p>
<p>Here are some statistics: <a href=“http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/surveys/index.html[/url]”>http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/surveys/index.html</a></p>
<p>I’d say on average they make significantly more than undergrads. Plus the type of work PhD grads do is usually quite different than what undergrads do.</p>
<p>maybe for people going into research or academia. I doubt they make significantly more if they’re going into industry.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>You doubt wrong. There’s a number of studies on this and they do. And there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence too. My parents among others.</p>
<p>I’ve heard they do make more going into industry, it just becomes much more competitive to get those jobs because they need less of them. And actually, academia really doesn’t pay that well (compared to industry), and is very risky business. If you do get manage to get tenure at a reasonably prestigious university, then ya, you can get some nice money, especially if you do consulting work on the side. Obviously, experiences and results may vary.</p>
<p>For anecdotal evidence; my friend’s mom is a tenured professor at a local university, and could make 1.5 times as much money if she would quit and join a local biotech company as a research scientist. Again, individual experiences and results may vary.</p>
<p>I thought this was a profile page, not an argument about salaries xD</p>
<p>dauntless- i’m talking about industry jobs that aren’t research-related. I’ve heard they dont make significantly more than BS’s.</p>
<p>Why would you get a PhD in the first place if you’re not that interested in research (either in academia or in industry)? You sure as heck wouldn’t take an entry level job that would usually go to a BS. </p>
<p>There are non-research positions though I’m sure if you work as a consultant in the industry.</p>
<p>School: Georgia Institute of Technology
Year: Junior
Major(s): EE
Career Goal: analog electronic with RF engineer + wireless networking
Personal View: I was CS major but I wanted engineer on my tag so switched.</p>
<p>School: Cal Poly
Year: Freshman
Major(s): Computer Science
Career Goal: Unsure but programming seems interesting. May go into finance however. I will hopefully go to graduate school after undergrad
Personal View:</p>
<p>" My father is an electrical engineer and he doesn’t recommend it to anyone. There are no jobs except in the city…and not every city. You are limited in where you can work. If the salary goes up $1 the engineers brag about it. I don’t even care what field you’re doing, you aren’t going to make as much as you think. Engineers are not going to make as much as doctors, even with doctors’ medical school bills. Of course the schools are going to rave about the engineering profession, but it’s all a lie. For example, schools are constantly raving about how lucrative bioengineering is. That is utter BS. See one of my previous posts:"</p>
<p>I even know a ME who couldn’t find a job. So he studied Pharm D. in 3 years and became a Pharmacist.</p>
<p>School: Georgia Tech
Year: 1st
Major(s): Nuclear and Radiological Engineeering
Career Goal: Right now working in a national lab, but I hope to decide what I want to do through internships
Personal View: I’m currently in limbo for my major. I’m not actually a nuke yet, I haven’t put in the forms to switch majors. I’m also considering to a lesser extent Physics, CompE, CS, and EE. Currently I’m “Computational Media.”</p>
<p>Schoo: Old Dominion University
Year: Junior
Major: Mechancal Engineering Technology
Career Goal: Something in the motorsport or automotove field. I personally myself participate in motorsports so i hope to do work in engineering some of the equipment and parts or possibly be part of a $$ race team. From what I’ve seen, the job openings aren’t that large in that field so really, i’ll be happy with any decent reputable company.</p>
<p>(International Student)
School: CCC (soon transfer to Cal)
Year: Sophomore
Major: Electrical Engineering / Computer Science
Career Goal: Not exactly sure. Going on to grad school for CS and/or later MBA. Hoping to start my own company in the communications/networking field. Maybe becoming a part-time Prof.
Personal View: I always knew that my major would be something CS related, since I started programming when I was 12 and also started working part-time for companies as a developer/network admin during High School. I never really considered any other major. However, after working for some years I found the software-oriented nature of CS extremely boring, so I decided to get into EE as well. I want to do pure CS for grad school though, because then it gets more interesting again.</p>