If you ask, what is the most popular major for studying abroad? The answer must be - STEM!
With the growing demand for STEM talents, STEM specialty has been widely sought after. According to the statistics of studying abroad in recent years, more than 40% of Chinese students choose STEM majors.
STEM is popular because it means more job opportunities, generous salary and three-year OPT internship.
Recently, the website of American University Degree Center has compiled and released a TOP30 ranking of the best STEM professional universities in the United States based on the authoritative data released by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In addition to the Caltech and MIT recognized, the U S. News Unusual famous universities of science and technology, such as Ross Horman Institute of Technology, Colorado University of Mining and Technology, Worcester Institute of Technology, etc. Why do many top 30 universities fail to compete with the "pheasant university" of the top 100 universities, or even have no "pheasant university" in the comprehensive ranking?
According to the explanation of the American University Degree Center, the criteria for this ranking are: 40% of STEM degrees are awarded; Teacher student ratio: 20%; Cost 20%; Graduation rate: 10%; The retention rate of freshmen is 10%. So we can see that those "lame" and "partial" science and technology schools have more advantages in ranking!
So, what are the characteristics of these STEM strong universities&advantageous majors?
American Merchant Shipping Institute
I believe careful students have found that in this list, the best STEM school in the United States is neither MIT nor Caltech, but the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a military school that rarely appears in the list at ordinary times.
In addition, three of the top 10 colleges and universities on the list were also occupied by military academies: the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy.
According to the analysis of Mengquan'er, there are two reasons:
First, the US military academies are generally very generous, and tuition fees are almost free. Given that the list takes tuition fees into consideration, this result is reasonable.
Secondly, all the federal military schools, including the four mentioned in this list, are committed to providing high-tech talents for the military. Based on the premise of serving the country, STEM cannot be bad.
Unfortunately, American military academies have a very high threshold and seldom accept international students. Therefore, American military academies are hardly included in the school selection list by families studying abroad.
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology, founded in 1891 in Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles, California, is one of the world's top private research universities.
Caltech is a small school with high admission requirements, so if you can get Caltech's offer, it will be enough to prove your strength in science and engineering!
In the 2022QS World University Ranking, it ranks 6th in the world and 2021U S. News World University ranks 9th in the world.
Top 3 of STEM:
Computer science, mechanical engineering, physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Boston Metropolitan Area, Massachusetts, USA, with its main campus built on the Charles River, is a world famous private research university.
Known for top engineering and computer science, it has MIT CSAIL, MIT Lincoln Lab and MIT Media Lab. MIT should be a dream school for every computer major student!
In the 2022QS World University Ranking, it ranks first in the world and 2021U S. News ranked 4th in the world.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Computer science, mechanical engineering, mathematics
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College, located in Claremont, California, is one of the top liberal arts and engineering colleges in the United States. Founded in December 1955, it is a private elite college involving science, engineering and mathematics. Its professional strength and student resources are often compared with MIT and Caltech.
The college only provides high-quality elite undergraduate education, and does not set up a graduate school. The number of undergraduate students in the university is only 861, and most of the undergraduate students studying at Harvey Mulder College will be admitted by Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, etc. when they are studying for graduate students!
According to U S. According to the latest data of News, the engineering majors of the university are ranked as the top 2 in the United States, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and computer science.
In addition, the students of this school are outstanding in the salary ranking of graduates in the United States. According to the official website data, the average salary of Harvey Mood's 2019 graduates is as high as 107500 dollars. Top technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, etc. are very fond of hiring Harvey Mulder College graduates.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
General, Computer Science, Computer Science&Mathematics&Physics Joint Project
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Founded in 1874, the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology is a four-year private university of science and technology.
This university should not have been heard of, but it is really a first-class institute of science and technology! Compared with the traditional four-year American universities, Rose Horman emphasizes more on teaching quality and employment, and enjoys a high reputation in the engineering industry in the United States and even the world.
Rose Horman attaches great importance to undergraduate teaching. The number of undergraduate students in the school is 2168. The school is very strict about academic work. There will be strict homework, strict attendance system, and strict tests. You may even work hard to get an ideal GPA.
In U S. In News' ranking of engineering majors of undergraduate non research universities, Rose Homan Institute of Technology has ranked first for 21 consecutive years, and Forbes American University ranked 110th in 2019.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, computer science
colorado school of mines
Colorado School of Mines is a world-class public research university, which is mainly committed to engineering and applied scientific research. It is one of the strongest institutions in the world in terms of resource development, exploitation and utilization.
It is the first public institution of higher learning in Colorado and the first engineering school in Colorado. It has a good source of students and employment, and has an excellent reputation in the United States. For applicants, the teaching quality of Colorado University of Mining and Technology is generally good, mainly in the middle class. At the same time, the school has a great influence in the mining field, which has helped students find jobs.
At 2021U S. News ranked 59th among the best engineering schools in the United States. Although the comprehensive ranking is relatively low, the admission competition for international students is still very fierce.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, chemical engineering
Rice University
Rice University, located in Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, was founded in 1891 by Texas cotton tycoon William Marshall Rice.
Rice University is a typical elite university, which maintains a "small and excellent" education model. The competition for admission is extremely fierce, and it is one of the universities with the highest difficulty in admission in the United States.
Over the years, Rice University has been famous for its engineering, management, science, art and anthropology. With its high-level teaching attitude and small class size teaching, Rice University has attracted many outstanding students to come to study. Among them, the Engineering College is the most famous, and its biochemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and CS majors are excellent. In addition, the Department of Space Physics of Rice University has close contacts with NASA and has common research projects.
Rice University ranked top among American universities, 2021U S. News ranked 16th among the best universities in the United States.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Computer and Information Science (General), Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University, or CMU for short, is one of the top computer schools in the United States. It has very high accomplishments in the STEM field and is one of the "goddess schools" that like science and engineering students.
Its CS specialty ranks top 2 in the United States, and its subdivisions include artificial intelligence, network security, and software engineering; Biocomputing/bioinformatics/biotechnology, programming language ranked second in the United States; Computer system, data analysis/data science, and computer theory rank third in the United States.
It should be noted that CMU adopts sub college admission. Its computer science college not only has high admission requirements, but also has a very low admission rate.
Take the data of freshmen admitted in the autumn of 2020 as an example, the admission rate of CS major is only 7%, which shows the difficulty of admission. Therefore, if you want to directly apply for CS of CMU, you must be competent.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, mechanical industry engineering
Cornell University
Cornell University is known as the rattan school that is "the most unlike rattan school", and also the most powerful rattan school in science and engineering.
U. In the ranking of S. News, its CS specialty ranks top 5 in the United States, and its engineering specialty ranks top 9 in the United States. In addition, its performance in STEM specialized fields is outstanding. It can be said that as long as you can think of STEM specialized fields, it is excellent in everything.
In general, Cornell's teaching atmosphere is very academic. It has a nickname, "academic pressure cooker" in Ivy League. After entering, you can grow and mature quickly, and the pressure is not small.
At the same time, the admission of each Cornell college is independent, which is also its feature. So when applying, you should not only pay attention to the matching degree with universities and majors, but also show the matching degree with colleges, especially some colleges are public and some are private.
Top 3 of STEM specialty:
Biology, Computer Science, Agricultural Economics
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