Is it true that a Software Engineer graduating from any university would make more or comparable to a management consulting associate from a top tier b-school? Let's compare Software Engineer from Drexel and a MBA grad from Michigan Ross. Thoughts???
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How is this a fair comparison? I’d hope the MBA grad from Ross makes more than the undergrad from Drexel. TBH they probably will too, I don’t think new grad SWE pay would be more than 100k or so average from a school like that
Asking since tuition for both differs by about $50k. Want to know what would be a better Roi? Both in the short and long run. Bank account matters more to me than my interest at the moment. Both equally interest me.
Stop comparing completely different career paths based on entry level compensation.
Pick whichever you are more interested in, otherwise you won’t have the staying power to succeed.
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