<p>If I major in engineering,lets say electrical engineering,with good gpa can i still make 60k/yr?</p>
<p>Telling us the tier means nothing, whats your school? The problem with the lower tiers is that they generally will have one or two programs that they do well with and the rest are terrible. So you need to find out if you’re school has a good engineering program. </p>
<p>FYI Us News now only has tier 1, tier 2 and not ranked.</p>
<p>Alright then</p>
<p>I think it might be more useful if you just check with the school’s career center and see where past alumni have went to. I think most tier 2 or 3 schools will have local recruiters rather so it might be useful to see its surrounding industries.</p>
<p>You can get the same kind of jobs you get from a tier 1 school–but you will need to be more tenacious and persistent in showing that you have (1) done well in school, (2) have done well in your internships, and (3) will do well once you are on the job.</p>
<p>Lime I checked, the US unemployment rate is about 10% or so, meaning that 90% of the population who looked for work are working. If you consider that only about 4% of the US population graduates from tier 1 schools, this means at least 86% of the total population of the US (those not graduating from tier 1 schools) are also getting job.</p>
<p>(Also consider that only 28% of the US population has college degrees–and you’ll realize that the employment numbers are actually in your favor–although the top jobs–like electrical engineering–are the ones that are the most competitive).</p>
<p>This is not to say it will be easy–in this market, getting any job is difficult–and networking and using your local career placement office–and reaching out personally on any occasion and in any way possible is an absolute necessity to get success.</p>
<p>calcruzer is right. Please knock those ranking or tiers off. I have seen the worst students in the best colleges, and the best students in okey schools. It is really up to you. You can go to harvard and screw it up.</p>