Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Software Engineers For Applications
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Cardinal Stritch and UW La Crosse.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Carroll University, UW Platteville, Mount Mary College, and Milwaukee School of Engineering.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Mount Mary College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Concordia, Carroll University, and Mount Mary College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Cardinal Stritch, Concordia, and Mount Mary College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Beloit, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Saint Norbert College, and Concordia.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Beloit, Saint Norbert College, Carroll University, and UW Platteville.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Beloit and Milwaukee School of Engineering.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Cardinal Stritch and Mount Mary College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Beloit, Silver Lake College, Gateway Technical College, and Saint Norbert College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of Wisconsin Platteville • Platteville, WI
Studying Software Engineering (completion in 2010)
• 8/10/2011
"I would never have considered another school. I recommend any engineering majors to attend UW-Platteville."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | UW-Platteville has anything you could possibly need to be super successful in any computer major. It's very hands on, so when one graduates and works in the real world, they will already know how to apply what they learned in college. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | UW-Platteville is ABET certified. It is known for its engineering majors. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Platteville gives one real world experience for their engineering degrees, instead of just teaching the raw facts about engineering. I had to apply what I learned in school and thus could apply it when I started working. |
| Instruction | 8 | The math was extensive and seemed unnecessary. The programming classes, though, were very helpful and worthwhile. |
| How Difficult | 10 | The math classes extend up to Calc 3 with two additional math electives after that, two semesters of physics, programming classes, an extensive study in another software discipline of choice, as well as the generals. It is by far one of the most difficult majors at the university. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I think UW-Platteville had a great combination of hands on and book learning. The majority of the learning was hands on, because as an engineering major you need to know how to apply what you learn - just simply learning is not enough. It gave me a step up on the competition from other schools. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | There were no summer classes and very few online classes. However, we did have plenty of summer course offerings. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | The school has extremely nice computers with the newest software and programs for computer majors. Older students are given a pass to be able to use the computers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
| Social Life | 8 | The school spirit, parties, and social events were great. The dorms have lots of wing events to keep the dorm residents close and friendly with one another. Sports were not big in the university so if one is big into sports, UW-Platteville might not be the school for them. |
| Placement Services | 8 | It is difficult to find jobs right now, but with the work study provided by the school I was above other applicants and felt it gave me the the extra edge to get hired. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | The school has contacted me for a post-graduation survey to find out where I am working, how long it took me to find work, and what my starting wage was. |
University Of Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI
Studying Applied Math And Physics (completion in 1970)
• 9/4/2011
"The strength of my education was in its personalized nature and caring professors. This could have had some bearing on my eventually teaching in at the University of California later on. It also fostered my interest to pursue an advanced degree."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Yes I would. It had some strengths, but also some weaknesses. Overall I was happy with my education then. I can't say anything about how it is now since I don't know what it has become since then. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | I have not made any effort to follow my school's reputation, so I am relying on its reputation of when I was there. The University of Wisconsin was above average then. I assume it is the same now. |
| Program Quality | 9 | I was in a unique situation as an undergraduate in a program at the University of Wisconsin. They did not have any graduate students yet since they were a growing campus at the time and needed students to do graduate level work. So I fell into that career path ahead of most other undergraduates. I was very fortunate for that. |
| Instruction | 8 | The best feature of my undergraduate instruction was the personal attention to my education I received. My career preparation was above average. I also learned more than the average student at my university. The relevance/quality of my curriculum was average. |
| How Difficult | 9 | It was very difficult. I was on academic probation in my first year. I definitely pushed myself and took on more than I should have. But I am glad that I did. The work load was not only difficult, but large. It thus took me 4 and 1/2 years to complete my undergraduate study. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | My program was very hands-on. I worked in the work-study program every summer. This was part of my graduate level independent study previously mentioned. I co-published a paper as a result of this large amount of hands-on effort. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 3 | There was not much if any flexibility with class schedules as I recall. I had to work my work-study program around my class schedule. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | It was a growing campus so the facilities did not exist, were under construction, or were brand new. Tutors and group support was non-existent. But professor accessibility was above average, so that made up for the lack of other things. |
| Social Life | 2 | This was primarily a commuter school and I was living near campus, so social contact was bleak. I would have liked to have gone to more parties on the weekends. I can recall some dances, which was the main and only highlight of a lackluster social life compared to what other schools offer. |
| Placement Services | 2 | I was not aware that these services even existed upon graduation. I was headed to graduate school upon graduation so I did not know of any services then for job placement, nor did I need them. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I did not have any contact or support after graduation. It was essentially non-existent. This was partly because I moved around to different cities after graduation, so the alumni department could not track me down. |
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