The most money burning department?

College Life
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<p>So guys, what do you think is the most expensive department in a research university? By most expensive, I mean it costs the largest amount of money to operate, like big budget.</p>

<p>In my opinion, the top ones are:
ECE
Physics
Aerospace</p>

<p>bottom ones:
English
Foreign languages
Philosophy</p>

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<p>medicine
physics
chemistry</p>

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<p>Top:
ECE,physics and medicine.</p>

<p>bottom：
English</p>

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<p>Anything physics/engineering related, and medicine.</p>

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<p>If the department hires tons of prestigious professors,the cost will be much higher than you think.</p>

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<p>Film departments? My college’s department has to buy film, lab prcessing, camera repairs, videotape, editing supplies, etc. They have a special employee for just ordering things.</p>

<p>Also, I would imagine drama would be expensive as well, especially since the shows are free.</p>

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<p>i thought you meant money-burning for the students. which would be about the same as you listed. i just have to say, philosophy texts are so cheap! the originals are around $5, and you can get most of the essays on the school e-journal for free! only the packets they put together can get pretty pricey. but they are so difficult to read, no one would read them for fun. lol.</p>

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<p>Chemistry, by far.</p>

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<p>Electrical Engineering
talking about the cost of building and maintaining a clean room</p>

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<p>Engineering, lab sciences.</p>

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<p>architecture… :S</p>

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<p>Biology at my school… that and chemistry</p>

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<p>When you say money-burning you should factor in how much money a department brings into the school too. True, English costs less than Engineering, but English also brings in far, far less money.</p>