The 50 best computer science and engineering schools in the US 2015
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A degree from a top computer science or engineering school can land graduates jobs at elite companies like Google, Apple, Raytheon, Facebook, and Lockheed Martin. To determine which schools offer the best undergraduate programs, we surveyed over 400 Business Insider readers about which degrees they deem most valuable. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-best-computer-science-engineering-141727814.html |
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| Any ranking that puts VTech before UMD, is worthless. |
Anonymous
+1 My relative, who is a professor of engineering in another part of the country and counsels graduate students, said that UMD's engineering program is more highly regarded than VT's. |
Anonymous
This ranking was based mostly on perception. So I guess most people think UMD sucks.
Sorry, UMD Booster. |
Anonymous
Wait ... where is UVA? TJ sent close to 80 students each year. You would think that would boost its ranking? |
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| All of those "elite" employers have a very high turnover rate. Just because it's a public company, doesn't mean it's a great place to work. Get your CS degree at your state school. Get a couple of internships or coop positions, and graduate with experience. The world will be your oyster. |
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In engineering/CS the school actually matters only a little bit:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/daily-chart-2 |
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I got a CS degree from one of the schools in the top 5 on that list. Recruiters told me their strategy to recruit fresh grads is to only visit the top universities and do all their recruiting from there. I had 14 job offers when I graduated. Probably would have had more but I turned down a number of interviews if I knew I wasn't interested in the company or location.
In my experience since the (that was 15 years ago) in the industry, you can definitely tell the difference between a grad from a top school and one who didn't in terms of work product and understanding of the concepts and theory. However, anything in the top 25 and you can't go wrong. It's not like #10 is so much worse than #2 or anything like that. |
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Though it doesn't matter... so Google figure out and hopefully others will follow.
http://www.the-american-interest.com/2013/06/24/google-is-not-impressed-by-your-fancy-ivy-league-credentials/ |
Anonymous
+1 I was also at a top school on the list and there were many companies that only recruited at a few, select schools (sometimes the founder was an alumnus). Some amazing opportunities! |
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| And yet, Apple regularly hires grads from San Jose State - CA State Univ. school. |
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A serious STEM degree is a bit like an MD, where even a degree from Joe Blow State has a lot of value.
Still, a CS undergrad from Stanford will be actively recruited by top firms , while a grad from your local commuter school will have to hit the pavement a bit to find a job. |
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Don't underestimate the importance of GPAs. A low GPA from a top CS program can be edged-out by a high GPA from a middling CS program. Some employers have arbitrary GPA cut-offs for recent grads.
Of course, a high GPA from a top CS program is the best. |
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They don't go to UVA for the engineering. |
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| or STEM |