Engineering, computer science majors take home biggest checks
The class of 2011 scored higher-paying jobs than graduates the year before, with engineering and computer science majors taking home the fattest paychecks.
Peercy, longtime UW–Madison engineering dean, to retire
In 1999, first-year dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Paul Peercy looked around at the other new kids - the undergraduate students - and wondered why more than half of them were not persisting into their second year as engineering majors.
Computer Science Majors Nabbed The Biggest Salary Increase In 2011
Things are looking up for college graduates. The average salary for 2011 grads was $41,701, a 2.3% increase from 2010 ( via Bryce Christiansen ). In journalism, radio and television broadcast companies were both the highest- and lowest-paying employers.
SUNYIT to launch civil engineering program
SUNYIT will offer a new bachelor of science in civil engineering program in fall 2012, the latest addition to a list of recently launched academic offerings that includes biology, community and behavioral health, interdisciplinary studies, and network and computer security.
UGA asks Regents to approve graduate engineering
The University of Georgia could begin offering graduate degrees in engineering as soon as this fall, depending on a vote this week by the state Board of Regents.
Class of 2011 scores higher-paying jobs
The class of 2011 scored higher-paying jobs than graduates the year before, with engineering and computer science majors taking home the fattest paychecks.
SUNYIT adds civil engineering program
MARCY — The State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) at Utica-Rome will offer a new bachelor’s degree program in civil engineering starting this fall.
Regents approve UGA graduate engineering degrees
The state Board of Regents approved new engineering Ph.D. and master's degrees for the University of Georgia on Tuesday, making UGA's engineering program an engineering school in everything but name.
Comp sci majors increase by 12 percent, reflecting national trend
It’s a realization by students that "if you don’t have some rooting in information and computer science, no matter what your field of endeavor is, you’re not going to be competitive,” one computer science professor said.
College graduates score higher-paying jobs
College graduates score higher-paying jobs