Best General Engineering Schools Worldwide

Choosing the best engineering degrees based on salary

So, which type of engineering would pay the best?

Engineering has been evolving and the salaries of those who have successfully acquired the title of professional engineers have grown through the years. It is hard to say how much salaries would increase or decrease in five years or so, but for an overview of how much engineers are paid, here are some of the best engineering degrees to consider.

1. Petroleum Engineering has always topped the list with an entry-level base pay of $94,000 and experienced level base pay of $175,500 per year.
2. Nuclear Engineering promises an entry-level pay of $69,500 and experienced level base pay of $127,500 per year.
3. Chemical Engineering also comes top of the list with an entry-level base pay of $70,300 and experienced level base pay of $124,500.

How engineering schools are ranked

Like any competition, there are criteria that judges use to determine who or which university will get which rank. Some of the criteria are as follows:

• Assessments by peers
• Assessments by corporate recruiters
• Students’ average test scores
• Retention and graduation rates
• Ratios of student/faculty
• SAT/ACT average scores
• Acceptance rates of applicants
• Financial resources

So for every university ranked at the top of the list, this means they offer more or better based on those criteria mentioned.

Which Ivy League has the best engineering program?

Any one of the universities listed above is candidates for the best engineering degrees offered. But to add to that list and give students more options, here are more Ivy Leagues that offer some of the best engineering programs:

1. The University of California-Berkeley – a university in the USA that has grown from only 10 faculty members to 1,600 and from only 40 students to 35,000. It has started with only three degrees and now offers more than 350 bachelor degree programs.
2. Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) – located in South Korea. It was one of the top 10 universities in “The Asia University Rankings 2019.”
3. Fudan University – located in Shanghai China. It is a public school and the first to offer higher education. It is also the first university started by a Chinese founder.
4. KU Leuven – a university located in Belgium. It is a center for research with an international reach. It is one of Europe’s best universities.
5. The University of Tokyo – located in Japan. This is the first university established in Japan. It offers various academic courses and activities in all types of disciplines.

Conclusion

Sometimes the outcome in a student’s life is not dependent on whether he/she studied at an Ivy League school. Most of the time, it is his/her personality and choices. All these schools listed here and the projected income for each profession or field in the future are contributory factors to a student’s success after college.

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Before starting out in college, each student must assess their skills, passions, interests, and what they’d like to be doing for the rest of their lives after college.

College life is short-lived, meaning, it’s not going to last forever. So the question each candidate should ask himself/herself would be, “What do I want to wake up to each morning for the rest of my life after college?”

Of course, engineering is always a good choice, in case anyone wants to know.