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afaik, MIT EECS does not have a 'cash cow' master's-only degree program. in order to do a terminal Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in EECS, you must have b
by pgbovine 16y ago
afaik, MIT EECS does not have a 'cash cow' master's-only degree program. in order to do a terminal Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in EECS, you must have been an undergrad there as well. the only way to get a terminal MS from MIT EECS without having been an undergrad there is to be admitted into the Ph.D. program and then drop out after 2 years.
however, the practice of having a 'cash cow' master's-only program is fairly common amongst many other US universities
- ladyada 16y agoWhen I was there, this was true, and probably still is. I did an MIT EECS MEng and I'll be honest with you: its probably not worth it if you dont land a TAship or RAship that covers all costs. Getting into the MEng program is not done by application and decision, its purely 'decided' by your ugrad GPA. The theses dont have any sort of committee, just your advisor signing off. Many advisors cant/wont pay for your tuition unless you are the Bomb so the key is if you can get a TAship, just keep doing that. 1.5 to 2 years later, write a 40 page LaTeX paper about something and you get an MEng Personally, I did it because you get to polish off your ugrad degree with a bunch of fantastic grad classes and if you play it right, the whole thing is free and comes with a stipend. its a bit more education and lets you stick around but I wouldn't say its thought of as a way to boost income or job status.