Mech engr isnt working for me, so im looking at switching over to this. Anyone really know what it entails/what salaries are/job environments etc etc?

From what i can gather its a mix of an engineering and business degree

thanks in advance

always dunn never finished

I am an ID grad and for some reason, people love ID and others hate them.

I graduated with ID in '01. I have done distribution software consulting to being manager for an electrical distributor. Major areas for jobs are sales, purchasing, and logistics.

To succeed in ID, you must be able to network and go out to meet people. It is more about relationships than learning a specific skill set. Companies like ID because you get a broad range of knowledge but not an expert in anything. They can then train you in what they want. I have many opportunities and i feel if I ever lose a job, I can find one very quickly.

The starting salary won't be as high as engineering, but it won't take long to catch up or surpass. Sales is the fastest way to big money, but also it depends on how good you are.

Hope this helps and Merry Christmas

I'll graduate in May from ID. I am planning on going in project management or supply chain management. I have always thought of myself being in operations management but that is a little too monotonous for me. Everyone in ID loves the degree. The students and teachers are all fun and helpful too be around. Networking is huge with this degree, hince the near 100% job place ment rate (although not this semester).

yeah im def more of a people person, so that sounds like it will fit. i realized i didnt want to spend the rest of my life sitting in a cube crunching numbers haha.

i guess ill really figure it out with idis 242 this semester.

thanks for the advice and if anyone else has anything ill be glad to take it!!

always dunn never finished

I graduated ID in 02. I would echo AggieShaun's comments in that many employers seem to love ID grads due to the "jack of all trades, master of none" type of environment.

I have worked for a drug distributor since I graduated in a couple of different roles ranging from ops management to sales now. I loved ops management(unlike the previous poster), but I think it depends on the company and environment. It was very fast paced and always changing in my company. I also got a lot of experience that I otherwise would not have when it came to leading people.

I just graduated this December with an ID degree. 5 job offers ranging between 45k - 75k. Having over a 3.5 GPA didn't hurt either.

ID claims a 100% job placement but I knew a few 02 and 03 grads who struggled finding jobs and they were around a 2.8-3.0 type students. ID is very broad but so is University Studies, so if your going off of the whole broad is good philosophy then you might be interested in University Studies.

it is broad from the college of engineering.

I enjoyed the degree program. I started in hydraulics sales straight from ID but now I sell subsea drilling equipment. You can go choose many career paths with the ID degree.

ID is a great degree but the 100% job placement is the 100% who report they have a job offer. I know more than a few of my classmates who didn't have a job offer upon graduation.

And for what it is worth, don't accept a job from neiman marcus. Find something better. It is out there.

I graduated MMET so I will provide an outside opinion on the program:

If you were to plot the following degrees from most buisness to most engineering it would look like this:

Buisness>>>>>>ID>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MMET>>>>>>ME

If you want to get into sales and distribution its probably a good bet, but if you want to still actually learn some engineering you might want to look into MMET.

I agree with terradactylexpress about the engineering to business load in ID (depends if you consider industrial engineering themes like Logistics, Quality and Ops system analysis more engineering or business related)
You can still get a technical non-business job with an ID degree but you have to try harder.
I do like ENTC's program and that may be a better path for you than ID.
At the end of the day, whatever you get into, do your best and network like crazy when you start looking for internships and jobs.

Graduated in Dec '04 with ID degree and have been extremely successful in Industrial (hydraulic) Sales. Starting salary may not compare with other degrees, but being 4-5 years out you'll most likely be able to grow much faster than the typical job if you do decide to go the sales route.