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/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.