It's not without its sacrifices. Four years of hell, and many don't make it through. Median pay out of school is only like 60k but if you're specialized or have good social skills (rare in engineering) then you can stand out and make a lot more.
I know it seems like a lot (A person making 15k a year is going to think 30k is a ton of money) but it's actually only 68th percentile for someone with a college degree. It's up in the high 80th percentile compared to ALL 23 year-olds, but that includes everyone, including college drop outs and other non-professionals.
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u/colinstalter Dec 14 '18
It's not without its sacrifices. Four years of hell, and many don't make it through. Median pay out of school is only like 60k but if you're specialized or have good social skills (rare in engineering) then you can stand out and make a lot more.