I am wanting to become an engineer, and i was wondering what college would give my career a better education.
What College Is The Best Engineering School In The United States?
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Depends. Do you want to impress your family, or do you want to be competant after you graduate? I’ve met plenty of engineers who made straight A’s at MIT or Stanford, but took 5 years of working as engineers before they began to catch on to how to be engineers. Personally, I think if you can do some good, hands-on, blue collar work or vocational training while you’re earning your degree, you will be a very sought after employee for the rest of your career. Some examples:
Electrical engineer – work at a TV or radio station, learn how the equipment works (and breaks), learn how to repair a tower transmission line.
Mechanical engineer – learn how to overhaul an engine, install or repair air conditioners, etc.
Metallurgical or manufacturing engineer – work in a machine shop
Aeronautical engineer – build an airplane (find an EAA chapter and ask if anyone would like some free labor)
Chemical engineer – pump gas (No, I’m kidding. That’s for the liberal arts majors.)
When I look at resumes, a B student from a state school who’s worked related jobs wins out over a straight A student from a top tier school with no hands-on experience. (And so you know, I was an A student from a school in the top 5 of US News & World report, but it was my training as a mechanic that set my resume above the field for my last two jobs.)
Depends on the kind of engineering you want to go into.
You can see the top 3 schools of different fields here:http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college…