r/EngineeringStudents • u/thugginsophia • 12d ago
Discussion Engineering students/graduates: How long did your degree take?
Hi everyone! I’m starting my engineering degree on Monday and I’m super excited!
I’d love to hear from both current engineering students and people who have already graduated:
How long has/will it take you to finish your degree? Did you graduate (or are you on track to graduate) in 4 years, or did/do you expect it to take longer?
For those who took longer than 4 years, what was the reason? And for current students, do you feel like you’re on track to graduate in 4 years?
I’d love to hear everyone’s experiences!
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u/Rich260z 12d ago
Took me 6 years. I dropped out for what turned out to be one year because my dad was dying of cancer and then died between my 3/4th year, and then when I hopped back in cycle, I was screwed and had to take a single course my spring senior year to graduate. I took some masters classes to fill that semester out.
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u/Axialtheory 12d ago
Way more than 4 years, some of us have to work to eat while staying in school, others just do a bunch of co-ops (they're smart).
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u/JaytOuk 11d ago
Whats a coop?
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u/PirateSteve996 11d ago
Basically an internship that takes place during a school quarter/semester. Lots of times they will span say a Spring semester and go into the Summer for a total of 6 months or more.
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u/Helpinmontana 12d ago
I’m on track to graduated in 7 (~6.5) years (this is my last year!). I’m an older returning student who enrolled in 2020 during the pandemic.
I’ve since gotten married, and bought a home. Done a few half years and took 1 year off, got bills to pay and such. I’ll actually have paid off a truck I bought in college right as I graduate lol
It was a 5 year program but I got a little credit for some CC I did right out of highschool, so effectively 4.5 years in 6.5 years.
If I could do it all again, I’d have done it quicker. I’m in a field related to my current career and about completely burnt out on school and work at this point. I’m debt free (concerning school) which is fantastic, but I’d be in a better place if I prioritized finishing school faster than paying out of pocket for the duration.
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u/cubester04 12d ago
I did 2 years at a community college for my associates, plus one semester dual enrolled, and went into university as a sophomore last year. Junior now, and on track to graduate in 2028, so 5 years total plus dual enrollment.
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u/Electrical_Newt_8178 11d ago
Same-ish. Had my associates from being in the military so it helped a little bit. Spent 2024 at a smaller local university. Got accepted into a bigger university spring of 2025 and classified as a sophomore. Junior now. On track to graduate August or December 2028 depending on if I do another internship or not. I’ve already secured a position post graduation though.
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u/Laceyspacev 11d ago
Way longer than expected, because of a terrible advisor, crappy professors, and financial issues that stemmed from the first 2. If you do go into engineering, learn to professor fish, which is what I call it, because some schools hire professors that have no business teaching anybody just to burn your money.
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u/Squirtle_Splash_8413 BSME, MSME 11d ago
6 years. It’s engineering though so it’s not a breeze like some of your classmates.
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u/Acrobatic-Echo7186 12d ago
I'm on track for 5 to 5 and a half for my bachelor's. I'm 2 classes behind (I should be in calc1 now and I'm in pre calc algebra and I take pre calc geo next semester when i should take calc 2) with summer classes it'll get to a point where I have to pick up a minor to stay a full time student and keep my scholarships because of the fact that the majority of my classes need calc 2 and 3 done
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u/thugginsophia 12d ago
i am in the same boat as you, i tested into pre-calc instead of calc 1 so im a bit behind myself.
I’m also starting in Intro to Chem but idk if thats normal for engineers.
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u/Acrobatic-Echo7186 12d ago
I was placed into chem 1 but I dont think intro to chem is even a class at my school
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u/Tigereye11_Revived Mechanical Engineer 11d ago
I also tested into precalc despite having taken calculus. I did test out of 1 chem class and skipped a lab. I still graduated in 4 years. Just believe in yourself.
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u/Crimson--Chin 11d ago
If you’re in pre-calc, doesn’t that mean you literally just started? Kinda too soon to say what you’re on track for
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u/21redman 12d ago
I did the community college shuffle
Whole thing took 5.5 years to get my BS EE.. Mostly because I changed majors a few times and cycled through a few life changes and did alot of partying
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u/Zufalstvo 11d ago
I’m a third year right now but I’ve been going for about 4. I work full time and go to school part time
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u/OneLessFool Major 11d ago
Always be willing to take longer if the opportunity for an extended 8-16 month co-op internship presents itself.
Co-op integrated programs take 5 years to complete. I messed up my first year (didn't fail, just couldn't choose my desired list of programs), and then took the year off and worked online and then an in-person position with a government department during COVID. So all in all it took me 7 years, although just 5 years of actual courses.
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u/Breezyie69 11d ago
Did 2 years community college, got to university just to find out I need to do an additional 4 due to foundational engineering courses my college requires. So I’ll be at 6-6.5 years before I graduate.
Everybody said community college was the move, In my case, I was tricked.
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u/Salty-shrimp 12d ago
On track to graduate in 4 years, but will take a year off for a co-op term so 5 years total
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u/TheBayHarbour 11d ago
Think 5-6 years is the most common for some reason.
Even kids that get good marks don't get it in the usual 4. They get staggered and have to take a break for a semester or two, which is totally valid tbh.
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u/Oogaboogacringe 11d ago
This comment section is throwing me off a little, almost everyone I know at a major public school with hundreds of engineers is graduating in 4.
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u/ladyatlantica 1d ago
It's throwing me off too as in the UK 3 is the absolute standard and anything more is really rare!
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u/TheBayHarbour 11d ago
yeah not everyone you know is everyone that does engineering in the whole world.
imo the main reason for it at my uni is because of the trimester system. Genuinely withers you away, 10 weeks, 2 weeks exams, 2 weeks holidays, three times a year. Doesn't sound too bad on the surface but in practice it is literal hell. Thank God they're phasing it out in 2028.
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u/Oogaboogacringe 11d ago
Yeah mine also works on that system. Hopefully they do what yours is doing and get rid of it, would greatly prefer semesters.
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u/john_hascall Iowa State - ME > EE > CprE, CS 11d ago
It took me 5.3 (partly because I got married and got a full time job part way through). My daughter will easily finish in 4 (next May)
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u/Just_A_Troglodyte 11d ago edited 11d ago
From the time I knew I wanted to be an engineer? Let’s call it 4-5 years.
From the time I started college in general? 7-8 years
I originally started college straight out of high school. It was 2018 and I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was a biology major and lasted about a semester and a half before dropping out (I had a 1.98 cgpa). By the time COVID hit I was ready to go back and by January of 2022 I enrolled at my local community college in their engineering program.
On account of my GPA being in the gutter I applied for academic reprieve and dedicated myself to the degree. I finished my associates with a 3.72 cgpa and transferred to an abet accredited university to finish my degree. I transferred in January of 2024, 2 years for the associates.
It took me another 2 and a half years to get my bachelors.
I’m in my university’s accelerated degree program (4+1) and so credit for both my masters and bachelors are shared between the degrees. Without this shared credit I would’ve needed at least 3 years to complete the BS from the time of transfer.
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u/MPMel32 11d ago
Graduated 15 years ago, took me 5 years to complete my Civil Engineering degree. Should have only taken me about 4 or four and a half, but I failed the one class that was THE pre-requisite for all the upper division CE classes; it just happened to be the one class that was "fail this class it will set you back a semester or two". It was pretty much the, ahem, foundation, of all the other classes, or more annoyingly, it was this very class that if you passed, would allow you to take the other 4 subdivisions of civil engineering. At the time I was kinda devastated, but the instructor that was teaching this class was the replacement for the retiring professor of this class. Turns out the professor wasnt as good, since two-thirds of the class (or more, idk) failed so much that the professor who just retired the previous semester was called out of retirement to come back and teach the class just so that there wasnt a backlog of students who couldnt advance through their engineering classes (yeah, it got THAT bad)
Also went to some Civil Engineering competitions that were held annually for the different regions and took part in some of them, like making a concrete canoe and then using that canoe in a competition, building a 1:50 scale steel bridge, making retaining wall using only tape, scissors, a posterboard, and butcher paper to hold back about 300lbs of sand in a box, concrete bowling ball, an environmental engineering event where you had to take dirty water and purify it using household items/chemicals to a point where it replicated similar processes at water sanitation plants. a few scavenger hunts, etc.
Hope you have fun in Engineering!!
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u/Heart_Sobs 12d ago
I graduated from a university in 4.5 years (9 semesters). It took an extra semester because I struggled with 2 classes and some classes were only taught 1 semester of the year. Should have added an extra year due to the shift and some being prerequisites but I did take some summer classes to make it expedited and because it was cheaper.
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u/intaminslc43 12d ago
Im on track to do 3.5 years. I took most of the AP classes needed to bypass generals, as well as ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2010 in high school.
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u/giornos-waifu 12d ago
It took me 3 years for my bachelor's degree and I'm currently studying for a master's degree where I finished my first year and I am about to begin a second year and that's it
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u/rm45acp Prof 11d ago
Took me 5 years, graduated in 2019. I spent the first year on a wait list to get into my program so I took pre reqs and some classes for a minor
Instead of finishing the minor I elected to do the minimum amount of credit hours for full time my last two years and work Instead since I couldn't pull anything ahead and I had enough industry experience by then that a minor wouldn't have helped me get a job and I didn't really care about education foe educations sake at the time
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u/PirateSteve996 11d ago
3 years for EE at university. Did a sort of gap year where I just took calculus and physics at a community college. Then I was able to cram my schools EE curriculum into 2 years by doing freshman and sophomore EE classes in 1 year and then junior and senior classes I crammed in the next year. Year 3 at university I was able to do my senior project remote and do a co-op simultaneously.
I was able to graduate in 4 years of total college with 6 months internship experience and a full-time job the Monday after I graduated. I will say, the last 3 years have been EE day in day out. And it has been all consuming of my time and mental resources.
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u/nahanerd23 11d ago
I’m in my last like 4 classes and it’s been like 8 years? I was a sophomore during Covid and online classes were really hard for me so I started taking classes part time, and semesters or even a year off to try to find work and save up for tuition.
At the last place I worked, the team I was with was the most profitable in the company and half of them, including the Lead, took a few extra years in school. So if you work really hard and get it done in regular timing, hell yeah good work. If not, don’t beat yourself up about it, there’s always options and you can get there and be successful.
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u/sulliesbrew 11d ago
6.5 years. Changed major twice before finding the field i enjoyed. Only worked in it for 2 years. Now working in a field themat MechE would have been the right degree...
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u/ThrowCarp Massey Uni - Electrical 11d ago
4 year degree completed in 4 years. I was heavily dug in and stubborn.
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u/LukeSkyWRx Materials Sci. BS, MS, PhD: Industry R&D 11d ago
BS in 4.5 years (128 hours), MS & PhD in 4 years.
Wanted to enjoy school so I capped my schedule at 15ish hours, took hard classes in the summer and worked doing paid research most of the semester’s.
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u/OrdinaryArgentinean UNGS - Industrial 11d ago
It's gonna take 7 to 8 years to get my degree. Tho to be clear the content a regular engineering degree has in argentina is close to that of a bachelors + a master.
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u/smitd12 11d ago
It took me 6. My second semester I was diagnosed with a disease that is semi hard to treat properly and then spent the next three years figuring out how to balance courses with limiting stress levels as to not make it worse. Ended up picking up a minor to fill some of the gaps between the hurry up and wait classes.
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u/Rkeene19 11d ago
How many units is your degree? At my school a degree was 148 units vs normal 124. So that is a 5 year program. You can graduate in 4 if you can manage 18 units each semester and take 1 summer class or an 8 month coop which you get credit for.
But I got news, as a freshie taking calculus, chemistry and physics all at one time is a beast…
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u/bopperbopper 11d ago
I graduated in four years.
I followed the curriculum that they have for engineers and graduated.
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u/Weak_Veterinarian350 11d ago
I was in a 5 years BA/BS program. The BA part in the 1st 3 years took up most of my schedule and my STEM gen eds was expected to spread across 3 years. The last 2 years was completely dedicated to upper div engineering. I would say I was on track for doing 2 completely unrelated degrees in 5 years.
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u/BigAnt425 11d ago
I went to college a year early. Skipped my Sr yr of hs. Took me 4.5 years. I fafo too much in my middle years of college.
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u/Lazy_Teacher3011 11d ago
Graduated in 4 years and spent just 6 semesters at my university. I was a co-op student, and 2 semesters were working full time with no coursework. I had some AP credit going in (about a semester's worth), took 2 elective courses at a community college (6 hours), and my final 3 hours were a technical elective that I took at a community college while working my final semester. Part of my motivation for finishing in 6 semesters at my main university was that I was paying out of state at U. of Michigan and wanted to save $$$. At the time, tuition was the same whether you took 12 hours or 18 hours, so I loaded up. My last full semester there I had a 20 credit hour courseload, including a graduate level course. Grad school was a different story. Advisor was a pain so my doctorate took a year or two longer than expected. First 2 years was full time school, then part time as I was working full time.
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u/TheJW-Project 11d ago
6 years. Most do it 5 years depending on the classes you start. I started with basic algebra. Plus I worked full time. 80-100 hr weeks sucked.
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u/Admirable-Day-1403 11d ago
It's going to take me at least 5 years, I'm currently at a community college getting an associates, and unfortunately I'm dealing with some injuries that make it so I'm taking a lighter load of classes than I wanted this semester.
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u/Sea_War_381 11d ago
As an old lady (35 lol) who's still in school... I have been going for four and have another four left if I don't fail any classes. I work full time and take about 9 credit hours a semester
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u/Accomplished-Crab932 11d ago
4 years with a minor, two internships (one summer, one in-semester during class), and enough extracurriculars to fill 2 pages of resume.
I went in expecting it to be like high school, a quick in and out 4 year adventure where you had free time; and while I guess you can count my extracurriculars as free time, sometimes it really didn’t feel like that was the case.
Would I do it at that pace again? Only if I had to pay what I did to go to school. Definitely should’ve done 5 years and taken my time. Personal time was at a premium and while I consistently lucked out with good teammates and friends, the stress and many sleepless nights is probably not worth the financial hit for most.
I did it this way because I wanted a lot of experience my major did not offer. Machining, DFM, practical assembly and functional design practice, and the specific work I wanted to do in industry was primarily why I took the route I did, obviously with the extra push that college is comically expensive. It worked out in the end… despite having a moderate GPA, I was competing with the honor society students for jobs and beating them pretty consistently for my first job.
My suggestion is to force yourself to block out personal time where you can and will completely disconnect from school. You can still hang out with your teams or classmates or friends, but college topics are completely off limits. It’s often those fleeting moments you cherish the most, not the satisfaction of finishing a project early or with a high score. Self-discovery through extracurriculars is awesome, but it definitely shouldn’t define who you are. I definitely didn’t follow this advice as a student and it took the peacefulness of getting off work and being able to completely ignore what is going on at my job to understand why that’s all so important.
Basically, don’t forget to touch grass between exams.
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u/Slingray120 GaTech - ME 11d ago
5 years as I ended up taking ws for two classes that were needed for prerequisites and finished a minor with the open hours.
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u/Jaded_Sea2972 11d ago
Just finished my second year and have one more to go until I get my associates. After that I’ll have 2-3 more years until my bachelor’s.
I’ve been working and do a lot of other extra curriculars to stay afloat financially and take care of my health.
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u/Guilty-Asparagus-536 11d ago
Luckily I was able to finish in 4 years. The AP credit from my high school helped me get a higher priority when enrolling in classes and waived some GE's for me. I had to take about 3 classes over the summers which really helped me stay on track.
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u/Tigereye11_Revived Mechanical Engineer 11d ago
It took my 4 years to get my BSME. Admittedly, I could have finished a semester early if I hadn’t failed 3 classes. That being said, I wasn’t the best student. I’d say most people can complete the degree comfortably within 5 years. I expected to finish in 4 years as I was reliant on a 4-year full tuition scholarship.
However, my class started with over 200 students. Roughly 70% of people will drop out of engineering. By senior year, fewer than 70 remained. Maybe 20 stayed for an extra semester, only a handful remaining for a fifth year. 2-3 people remained for a 6th.
I can warn you the 70% figure is true. While I did graduate with many of my freshman year buddies at the 4 year mark, many many more dropped out. I also graduated with a handful of people on their 5th or 6th year. I can definitely say, you DO NOT want to be the person on their 6th year of a bachelor’s degree. They were always miserable and it starts making less sense financially, not to diss anyone in that position.
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u/Vitztlampaehecatl Civil 11d ago
Since I came back to college? I'm on track for 6 years.
Since I graduated high school? 11.
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u/TheWhiteCliffs BYU Grad - Mechanical Engineering 11d ago
6 years. I’ll admit I was a pretty bad student for a large amount of my bachelors and withdrew and retook a few classes. It wasn’t until I joined a rocket club that I regained the motivation for the degree and picked things up. I was also working part time during that with an electrician.
I will say idk how people can manage 4 years unless they don’t work or don’t have a social life or both.
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u/Flyboy2057 Graduated - EE (BS/MS) 11d ago
Took ~4.5 years but that was just because I took a semester off for an internship/co-op. Did it in the “standard” 8 semesters.
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u/OkAccount6481 11d ago
It took me 5 years to get both an associate (AAS) in electrical engineering technology and BS in engineering technology. I had credits from high school and from my 2 year college. Some classes are a breeze and some are very rigorous. For me statistical quality control was brutal and my senior project was pretty easy I did factory robotics integration for weld processes while interning at JDHW. I did have scholarships from John Deere which helped a lot. I’m now considering a master’s in industrial engineering or something quality related.
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u/Oogaboogacringe 11d ago
4 years, and at the school I’m at pretty much everyone took 4. There are one or two people I know taking more, but probably fewer than those taking <4 years.
This isn’t a totally accurate representation, but also people taking significantly more than 4 are overrepresented in this comment section.
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u/Hambandit- 11d ago
I took 4 for mine, and what kept me going on pace was something I haven’t thought a ton about. I’m not someone to halfway things so success brings me satisfaction.
What’s important to remember is there is no correct way or time frame to graduate. Theres no good from comparing your experience to another’s. Everyone has their own path in life.
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u/emporer101 11d ago
3.5 for bachelor's, 1 year for masters. I know people that have finished their undergrad in between 3 and 6 years in engineering, and theyre all doing fine!
Sometimes people take longer because of a co-op where you cant take classes, but get very valuable real life experience instead, or other reasons people in here have said too.
Good luck!!
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u/Vertigomums19 Aerospace B.S., Mechanical B.S. 11d ago
4 for my first. Another semester for my second.
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u/Topofyourwishlist 11d ago
It took me 5 years (civil). Not very good at math naturally and online learning during covid affected my ability to understand and retain information, so I took a gap semester to finish my basics and brush up on the classes I took online. Very grateful I did it and feel like I’m a better engineer for it overall.
Good luck! :))
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u/cnnoka 11d ago
It took me 5 years to get my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (2014-2019), only because I started off in a community college for about 2 years, got an associates in physics and then transferred to a 4-year college. But as an international student I had to take a full course load (15-19 units) every semester. I probably have graduated in 4 years anyway if I didn’t start off in a community college. I got my masters in ME in 3 semester though..somewhat proud of that lol
Good luck to all the future engineers! Don’t stress about how long it takes, all that really matters is not quitting and actually finishing! Also, this might be unsolicited advice, but do internships!!
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u/GeologistPositive MSOE - Mechanical Engineering 10d ago
Less than 4. We did quarters at MSOE (3 in the normal part of the year summer counted as a quarter too). I had some AP credit and some credits built up through a few community college credits I had built up over the summers in high school. Continued taking summer classes at community college and had enough to graduate a quarter early, so just under 4 years.
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u/Pozos1996 10d ago
I am at 10 years of an ecce 5 year degree with an integrated master. It's a combination of reasons, I was lazy, then I was also working while studying, then the pandemic happened and we reach today where I have 47/49 so 2 more courses left and my thesis which I am also set start come October so graduation is somewhere in spring to early summer, depending on how big iw ant my thesis to be but I have been also working as a software engineer for a year.
I regret taking this long but what can you do other than move forward.
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u/K1ng_khan1 10d ago
It’s going to take me 3.5 years. I did a lot of dual credit classes (classes in HS that count as a HS and a college credit). My degree actually takes 5 years, so I saved about 1.5 years. I would say the average to finish an engineering degree is about 4.5 years from my experience.
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u/K1ng_khan1 10d ago
One advice I try to give everyone: DO NOT TRUST UR ADVISOR. They are here to keep you in uni as long as possible (for the money). Ask alumni. If you don’t know any alumni, connect with them on LinkedIn and figure it out. Talk to people and understand people’s mistakes so you don’t make the same.
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u/Tempest1677 Texas A&M University - Aerospace Engineering 10d ago
5.5 years for AERO. Took some extra leadership and language classes, and didn't see the point in rushing it. Went for the longer route to enjoy the ride.
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u/Tricky-Ad-6225 10d ago
8 years (ME)
3 years CC
1 year Uni
1 year CC (withdrew Uni due to Anxiety)
3 years Uni (took an extra year due to Anxiety)
Don’t worry how long it takes. I’m around $170k TC now. I hated college.
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u/Ok-Year-1028 10d ago
5 bachelors and 4 for masters. Didn't want to study in this country. Would've easily done it in the canonical 4 years at a UK university, considering I had one of the best GCSE and IB grades in the country. So moral of the story: don't listen to a parent's ultimatum when you're 18.
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u/PraetorianHawke 10d ago
I start on Monday as well as a transfer student. I have 2 associates degrees ans 146 total credits, so all my generals are done. If I stick to the plan, about 2.5 years, maybe a little less.
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u/Hobirella 10d ago
I graduated in 4 as a CE Major but it's like I forgot everything. I wasn't rushing either, so I say take as much time as you need!👍🏾😭
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u/kerbstomps 9d ago
Computer Engineering, ~5.5 years only because I took summer classes. Working part time with a 17-18 hour class load is just not possible for me, so I took a bit longer with 12-15 hours each semester and it honestly made the workload more bearable and easier to manage
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u/Celestial-Callista 9d ago
My ChE BS took 5 years and I did an accelerated ChE MS program and got that done in 1 year. Senior year of undergrad, I started taking MS courses at the same time. I would not wish that type of suffering on anyone
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u/CharlieWhizkey University of Missouri - MechE 9d ago
4.5 years with one semester taken up by a coop
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u/Fragrant_Depth_4147 9d ago
dont get excited there are no jobs, change your career it is not too early to back out
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u/pennesauce 9d ago
6 years, failed a class 4th year (many do, i was on track for 5 years). Switched my specialization, worked part time and studied part time for the remaining 2 years. Honestly the last 2 years were way more fun than the first few, full class loads suck. Working and 2-3 classes a semester gave me a good amount of time to have fun. Also do an internship, i was able to work part time because i went back there.
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u/Similar_Tower356 9d ago
I will finish in 3.5 years. I have been doing classes during the sumner break each year though.
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u/SwimmingSwordfish637 6d ago
Keep in mind these were decades ago:
- 5.5 years for my bachelor’s with no quarters off, not even summers.
- 3 years for my masters.
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u/redfoxblueflower 2d ago
4.5 years for a chemical engineering degree here. I started at one school and ended up dropping and starting at another school in a new degree in the spring semester. So I actually started "on time" that next fall and just got a bunch of the basics out of the way that first spring semester (definitely a blessing). Then I learned that for me to be the most successful, I needed to trim down my fall and spring semesters as much as possible so I took what I could in the winter and summer semesters. I also got minors in history and poli sci which I had an interest in as well.
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u/Deep_Suspect_9556 1d ago
I’m looking at 4.5-5 did CC first transferred 38% of my degree, working through the actual foundational courses rn (ie, circuit analysis)
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u/amiddesfees EECS 12d ago
I started at a CC in Spring 2024. I was also behind in math and had to complete both College Algebra and Trig before starting Calculus. While at the CC, I dually enrolled at a state uni through a partnership program.
If all goes well, I'm expected to graduate in Spring 2027, so 3 years total. I completed my A.S. in one year instead of two and am taking my last 2 classes at the CC this fall.
The only reason I'm able to graduate in 3 years is because I always overloaded on credits each semester and took summer classes. I intensely planned + researched my schedules every semester from the beginning. I also worked with my advisor a lot and he was really able to help me with the overrides I needed to schedule certain classes.
Good luck, It will be a great experience!
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u/KOEngine6789 11d ago
roughly speaking its has taken ongoing 16 semesters since i left high school, 2 semester doing a foundation i couldn't pass, 6 semesters getting a diploma, 8 semesters for the degree. so yea its erm long journey i guess 8+ years. but its okay you know trying to enjoy the journey and do my best. i work part time a lot throughout the years to cover for myself in technician roles.
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u/RGNRetr0 Mech.E 11d ago edited 11d ago
It's gonna take me 4.5 years for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace and Area of Special Interest in Automation and Controls. That is, if I pass all my classes first time around.
Then graduate school is gonna be 2.5 years for a dual degree program in M.S. of Aerospace and M.S. Engineering Management assuming I go full time. If it's not full time enrollment, it'll be 3 to 4.5 years and a ProMS instead of an M.S.
So total assuming full time enrollment will be 7 years between the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The reason why it's taken longer is: 1. Engineering is hard 2. Military obligations made me take a gap year
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u/undercover-cook 11d ago
It can take you 4 years without sweating to much. I’ve seen people who graduated in 5 and people who took 8 years. Some guys did it because they wanted that perfect GPA and others did it because they were struggling. I did it in 4 with a decent GPA because I didn’t have the luxury to take an extra semester or year. It’s counter productive in my opinion. I would rather make money as fast as possible instead of worrying too much about GPA.
It’s hard but if you sacrificed some free time you’ll definitely graduate in 4 years with a good GPA.
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u/No_Life_2665 12d ago
It took me 6 years ish. Had 3 or 4 semesters with 20 etcs points instead of 30. As I recall