Is it worth for electrical engineer to have a PHD degree rather than the Bachelor?

Question

hunders of my friends said it is not clever to get the PHD before you go to work, they said it is hard for PHD students to get a job opttunite rather than Bachelor (because the starting saraly is higher than Bachelor, and all the big company don't like to hire one who high degree, but no work experience), is it ture? How can I choose? and by the way,, do USA need electrical engineer?
thank u guys.

Answer 1

There have been some valid points made by all on the question you have possed. However, interms of your personal progression in a career, experience is all important. When you go for an interview I know very few employers of engineers who will not grill you on technical issues. Therefore the idea of a degree as far as i am concerned is to get you in at the bottom initially so you can gain real commercial experience. Once you have this you are more attractive as a engineer to everyone. I am a Beng myself and I have found this is more than addequate to get me the required interviews, however it is the experience that really secures the possitions for you.

Answer 2

The answer depends on what your goals are.. I am an engineer and I chose the corporate route, so a Bachelor's degree is definitely worth it if you only intend to find a high paying job after school. If you want to enhance your academic background after school, you can always go back, and most US company's pay for school in one form or another.

If you want to teach others however, the PhD is the way to go. However, I've noticed that at most major universities, you probably should be at the top of your game if you want to be a professor. I attended an average state school (top 50) but all of my professors came from the best schools, such as MIT, Harvard, Berkely, Cal Tech, etc. So, if you want to teach at a good school, you should focus your efforts on getting into graduate school in one of the top programs. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

A BS will get you in the door but you will top out pretty quickly if don't use some of the educational assistance cudos provided by most corporations. I'm a retired EE that took a job right out of school, gained some very valuable experience working with people that were much smarter than me, then took advantage of a work & school program offered by the company.
I found mentors within the corporation that gave me a leg up on the grad students without experience in the field. I think your friends make a lot of sense in some respects... but too many that opt to go that route wind up with wives & family & forego grad school just to make a living. Remember life is short... talk to a potential employer about your goals & see what they are willing to offer... on paper.

Answer 4

A PhD degree is a research degree - you have to do original work to get the degree and are expected to continue doing original research. Is that what you want to do? Have you looked at jobs held by EE PhD's? If they do what you want to do, then go for it. Maybe talk to some of them.
I would actually expect that PhD level work in Electricity is done by Physicists, but what do I know?

Answer 5

wellll...

i'm chemical enginerring...i'll get into that in a sec

My friend was electrical engineering and got his masters right away.. Got a good job......

Ok now for chemical...whcih i think is the more real issue why not to get a PHD right away..

Companies like to see experience. Its not that they don't wanna pay you more...they think you are useless if you haven't had some experience.

So if i just got my phd in chemical....... i'm overqualified for a starting position....and underqualified for the PHD position since i had no experience.......i get no job......pretty much teh same for masters...they want 5 years expereince.

Now i think electrical is a bit different.....but i'd think its better to get a job first. Then get your company to pay for your school too.

Its extra schooling to do your masters then pHD.......but doing your masters first can't hurt......then after a while do your PHD. Just dont' wait too long...seems like its almost impossible once you get married.

Answer 6

A Bachelor's or Master's is all you need. Having an e on the end of a degree carries a lot of weight: Electrical Engineering EE, ChemE, etc.

Answer 7

The more you learn, the better.
If you can afford the education, do it!!!
Don't worry about the job rumor thing.
Opportunities will be found eventually, and
you will be more confident when you have
more knowledge.

Answer 8

if u wana make big money, start ur work, then do an MBA.
u wana be a manager one day donot u?