With a degree in engineering, your possibilities are endless!
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Top 10 Degrees in Demand:
- Accounting
- Electric Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Business admin/management
- Economics/finance
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Marketing/marketing management
- Chemical Engineering
- Information Sciences and Systems
Top 10 Most Lucrative Degrees:
- Chemical engineering ($55,900)
- Computer engineering ($54,877)
- Electrical/electronics and communications engineering, ($52,899)
- Mechanical engineering ($50,672)
- Computer science ($50,046)
- Accounting ($45,723)
- Economics/finance, including banking ($45,191)
- Civil engineering ($44,999)
- Business administration/management ($39,850)
- Marketing/marketing management, including marketing research ($36,260)
Source: CNN/Money and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). |
Some famous engineers have gone on to ...
- Become President of the United States
- Walk on the Moon
- Become a NASCAR driver
- Create a successful comic strip
- Win Olympic medals
- Become Professional Athletes and Coaches
- Excel in the Military
- Become Surgeons
- Star in Hollywood feature films
- Break World Records
- Become world class artists, authors, and musicians
- Invent some of today's most valuable products
- Win Nobel Prizes
- Become CEO of Fortune 500 Companies such as G.E. & Coca-Cola
... In fact, about 20% of the CEO's of the top US companies have engineering degrees — the most common degree — followed by business administration, liberal arts, economics, and accounting. Only about 10% have degrees from Ivy League schools.
Source: Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition; September 16-17, 2006.
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