Which Engineering Career Is Most Difficult?

As numerous surveys and articles have shown, engineering is one of the most rewarding and highest-paid professions, particularly for recent college graduates. But engineering has many specialties, each with different educational and training requirements and varying compensation. Which specialty should a student choose?

In this video from the video site Becoming an Engineer, the reviewer, Jake Ryland, ranks 16 different engineering degrees by difficulty, taking into account how long it takes to graduate, projected employment growth, math course requirements, and average salaries. The reviewer also discusses the type of work each engineering specialty involves.

Ryland is no stranger to the challenges of becoming an engineer, having written a book, Becoming An Engineer: the Average Person’s Guide to Getting Good Grades and Succeeding in Engineering and STEM School. The paperback book is available on Amazon.

View the video to see how each engineering degree is ranked.