Georgia Tech Bachelors or Case Western Reserve Masters

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<p>I originally placed this question in the GT Forum, but want feedback from the greater engineering group.</p>

<p>One of the things we are really trying to take into account is the cost over 4-5 years at Georgia Tech (GT). GT freezes the price of attendance for four years and you can graduate with a B.S degree in engineering but many say it may take 5 years to do so vs going to a school such as Case Western Reserve which does not freeze tuition but the cost increases each year with inflation, yet you can potentially graduate in five years with an Masters in Engineering.</p>

<p>So, here is the question - considering what I just wrote above, any comments about getting a B.S from GT in 4-5 years- more likely 5 or a Masters in 5 at Case Western Reserve. Price for both will be just about the same over the 4-5 years once everything is figured in - scholarships, travel, etc… Engineering degree will be in Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Cyber Security, or maybe game design/virtual environments.</p>

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<p>Masters at Case Western! Assuming the cost is really equivalent. Case is usually about $10k more a year than Georgia Tech. Reading between the lines, I guess the OP is of the opinion that Georgia Tech is far superior to CWRU. I don’t agree. Get the Masters.</p>

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<p>You should really never try to equate an undergraduate degree with an advanced one. The advanced one is, by definition, more advanced.</p>

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<p>maybe im wrong, but i’d think if it takes you five years at one uni to get a BS, it would take you approximately the same at the other unless one’s far more harder than the other.</p>

<p>is it really that difficult to graduate within four years at GT eng? at least in my school (Cornell), it’s really not that hard to do that.</p>

<p>im saying this because i would make the comparison between GT (4 year BS) vs CW (4 year BS) and would vote for GT then.</p>

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<p>GT is superior to case western. No question.</p>

<p>Yes, it can take 5 yrs to graduate from GT depending on the engineering discipline. Many graduate in 5 yrs because they do a Coop and others because they can’t handle the full course load. It can definitely be done in 4 yrs (especially if you take summer classes) but this will depend on the students abilities and the engineering major.</p>

<p>Tech also offers a BS-MS program for most engineering majors which is also a 5 yr program. <a href=“http://www.gatech.edu/degrees/[/url]”>http://www.gatech.edu/degrees/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>GT B.S. > Case B.S.
GT M.S. > Case M.S.</p>

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<p>4.5 years is by far the norm for Tech since every engineering major requires quite a bit more than 120 hours (some nearly 140). It looks like Tech’s ECE program (for example) requires a few more credits than Cornell’s, but I’m not sure how significant this difference is. The majors are technically structured so that if you take 5-6 classes per semester you’ll graduate in 4 years, but I think in practice most just take 5.</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech offers a BS/MS 5 year program, as well. Both Chemical and ECE are listed. I’m not sure what your degree you would need for cyber security (MIS?). </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/degrees/fiveyear.php[/url]”>http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/degrees/fiveyear.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Keep in mind, though, that an MS in engineering nets you a negligible increase in salary over a BS from the same school.</p>