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What school has a better industrial engineering program for undergrads, RIT or UW?

  • I am having a hard time choosing a school. I want to study Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship (minor). I am also looking at Industrial Design as a second minor. I have been accepted to University of Washington in Seattle and Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester. Is anyone especially familiar with either of those schools and willing to provide some feedback?

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    First of all, congrats! I didn't study industrial engineering so I can't comment on the specific academic programs. Generally speaking, UW is a great school and I've heard good things about Rochester too. I will say this, however: don't underestimate the value of being in a big city. Being in Seattle, UW has a backyard filled with the likes of Boeing, Starbucks, Microsoft, Amazon, and many other companies, including a strong tech startup community. When it comes time to find internships and coops, being local is going to give you a leg up in finding and pursuing those opportunities. I've never been to Rochester, but my guess is that there are fewer off-campus opportunities within the city than there are in Seattle.

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I did go to RIT for the computer engineering program, and I had friends that were in the industrial engineering program. From what I saw, the program was good, but I can't speak to it without having taken any courses. What I can say is that I liked my school and my education. While we don't have such big companies in our backyard, barring Xerox and Kodak, RIT does have a stellar co-op program, which is probably part of the reason that you applied. Most of the students tend to leave Rochester for their co-op experiences, so while backyard experiences are not as plenty, you tend to have a much bigger outlook on the US as a whole for your experiences. RIT does a great job of attracting high quality companies to their job fairs, has a very useful and well maintained jobs board and structures their class schedules so that your classes are taught twice, once while you are out on a co-op and again when you return. You'll eventually be in one of two groups where half of your classmates are on co-op while you are at school and vice-versa. Good luck on your choice. I loved RIT; granted it is no Seattle, but there are some cool things about Rochester if you can look past the never-ending snow :)

Gad Berger

Facts are, Seattle has many industries that are good for engineering major. many of my friends who majored in industrial engineer got a job from intel, microsoft, and other public firms in Seattle. oh , from Samsung too

Kyu Kim

I'm a bit late to this discussion, but as an industrial engineering student at RIT, I can say that the program is well-developed. I chose RIT for its co-op experience, as well as its engineering reputation and industrial connections. I recommend to take a look at the background of the faculty and the courses they teach, and that can give you more insight on what you can expect from the program <http://www.rit.edu/~w-ise/people/faculty.html>.Industrial Design is a program in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences that is quite different from the IE curriculum. But congratulations and good luck!

Richard Latham

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