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does anyone know the rank for aerospace engineering?

also, how is the difficulty of selection compare to elecrtical engineering?

By Quarky (Quarky) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 11:57 pm: Edit

Well, I am almost equally interested in both fields, but will have to go with EE, because i am not interested in airplane AE. I am interested in the spacecraft area of AE. The latter is sometimes referred to as Aeronautical Engineering. I think it's a really good field.

By Arthurd (Arthurd) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:14 pm: Edit

As far as the rank of AE, I do know it is one of the smallest engineering fields out there. I believe it's after Petroleum Engineering and maybe Nuclear. However, it is still a demanding program. Job outlook is much more certain for EEs as it's a broader degree, which also allows specialization. The difficulty between the two will depend on what you're good at. Both demand much mathematics and physics, so they are probably somewhat similar in difficulty. By the way, I'm only going to be a 1st year Electrical Engineering major in the Fall, so I'm no expert by any means, but I've done my research. Hope I helped some.

By Rsk (Rsk) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 10:42 pm: Edit

so, does anyone know the top 50 colleges for aerospace engineering?

By Arthurd (Arthurd) on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 06:10 pm: Edit

Top 50, that's a toughy... That could very well be all of the aerospace engineering programs out there lol... try this for a good idea of rankings:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankengineering_brief.php
Just click on the two AE links.