<p>Sorry, I couldn’t find a thread specific to job prospect for EE grad from UIUC.
First of all, I know Electrical is ranked #3 only after MIT and Stanford.
I do know that the engineering firms are well aware of this as well. </p>
<p>However, I have read multiple times that for engineering career, experience is what determines your salary, and not the college degree. The difference in starting salary between a top engineering school and mediocre school isn’t too wide. If this is really the case, how will the engineering degree from UIUC help when searching for a job? </p>
<p>Also, for EE major, does the university offer some help when looking for a first full-time job? </p>
<p>Finally, if I am to pursue on to grad school, how hard is it maintain a decent GPA, say around a 3.5 at EE department? </p>
<p>Sorry for asking so many questions in a single thread!! I need to decide by May1, and this is a big decision to make.</p>
<p>“Finally, if I am to pursue on to grad school, how hard is it maintain a decent GPA, say around a 3.5 at EE department?”</p>
<p>Let’s just say its not easy. Are you really smart and a well disciplined student? If so, then it’s certainly doable, but will require a lot of time and effort. An average EE student probably hovers around the 2.9-3.2 mark (though thats mostly a guess on my part).</p>
<p>“Also, for EE major, does the university offer some help when looking for a first full-time job?”</p>
<p>Yes, they have tons of career fairs and even an office devoted to helping you look for a job.</p>
<p>The ECE website says that the 3.5 is a good gpa for graduate school, but one major factor that helps undergraduates who don’t have 3.5+'s is to become tight with a professor by doing some undergraduate research, or just getting to know them as much as possible; the advisors here in ECE have said themselves that this makes it MUCH easier to get into graduate school</p>