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Originally Posted by sike0000
Just to add my .02.
When I was in school a technology degree was more for someone trying to get into the hands-on side of things. Assembling, testing of components etc. A technician basically. The classes were nowhere near as heavy in the math and science as an EE
An EE degree can give you some of the same career options as the ET degree but opens up an entire new set of doors. From a career standpoint I would never go for an ET degree, but it depends on the person and what you want to do.
I have known quite a few engineers that got their ET and regretted it since pure engineering was their goal. If your ultimate goal is BSEE just take prereq's for that and skip the ET altogether. Although some classes are similar, some are not, and other ET classes are not calc based version and you would have to retake for the EE degree. You could add a year or two to your degree
I have heard arguments against going for an Masters in any engineering without a similar undergrad but I won't get into that. However, a master's in general could alter your career path. Unless you want to get involved with the research side of things it probably won't give you an advantage if pure EE work is your goal.
For the best bang for your buck for a four year degree I would go straight BSEE. Again, that's if pure engineering is your goal.
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Good post, I strongly agree with the part in bold. I would say that many of the engineers I know do get a master's at some point in time. A PhD is the research degree.
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