Industrial tech vs industrial engineering degree

Well, one is an actual engineering degree, the other isn't. What would you like to do?

My current company actually hires guys with tech degrees to be engineers. One of the reasons I was asking.

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My current company actually hires guys with tech degrees to be engineers.

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So many questions...

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What happens if you want to go work somewhere else and the next company requires an ABET accredited engineering degree?

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Then neither of those degrees will do the trick

C) construction management

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I'm just gonna shoot from the hip and say it is the same difference as an engineer and tech in any other industry. One carries a lot more weight than the other one because you have a lot more responsibility

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This. If you want to be an engineer you'll want to at least take the FE when you get out of school. To do that you need an ABET degree. I don't recall how many IE's actually get their PE licenses, but that EIT with a good gpa will at least get you an interview at most companies. Co-ops and internships help too, and being an engineering student vs a tech student is an important distinction there.

ETA-Also, I am not a huge fan of name recognition with schools, but my hunch is that MS engineering degree would open more doors than Jackson State tech.

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Industrial isn't a real engineering degree. I honestly have no idea what an industrial engineer does.

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IIRC they focus on industrial systems design and big picture efficiency. Also I think they focus a lot on safety engineering. It has been years since I last talked to one or someone studying it though.

My grandpa would disagree. He was an engineer for South Central Bell for like 20 years doing infrastructure, and then worked for Mobil for 30 years figuring out what oils, lubes, and greases were best for each type of equipment in everything from small businesses to huge plants all over the Southeast. In the plants, he'd figure out PM schedules and modifications for equipment that needed to be made to boost longevity/productivity.

Was well known and very respected. Just like everything in life, you've got to earn it.


Rome is am IE. If she joxies, she can add to the thread

Once they get out of school they do anything that any other engineer does. It is a real engineering degree b/c it requires the same core curriculum that all engineering degrees require such as fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, statics, etc.

I've known three people that have this degree. One is currently a PM working for Exxon, another is a PM for a pipeline company, and the other is currently in engineering sales but used to be the Mechanical & Process Engineering manager at one of the top consulting firms in Baton Rouge.

Basically their career paths pretty much cover the spectrum of the various types of jobs an engineer may come across in one's career. Bottomline get the degree and put yourself into position to accomplish your career goals. The degree won't stand in your way.