Comments on: Highest Paid College Degrees http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/highest-paid-college-degrees.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:15:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/highest-paid-college-degrees.html/comment-page-1#comment-4845 Anonymous Sun, 19 Mar 2006 04:33:04 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=272#comment-4845 poo poo

]]> By: Khyron http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/highest-paid-college-degrees.html/comment-page-1#comment-852 Khyron Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:05:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=272#comment-852 While all of that is true, supply and demand rules. While there may not be a lot of demand for the aerospace engineers generally (compared to MEs), the supply is still less and this relativism causes the going rate to go up. Same for any of the other professions listed. And while the national numbers may be off a bit, keep in mind that there are regional biases. The core of the aerospace engineering profession is going to be in southern California, Chicago (Boeing did relocate HQ there), Seattle (if Boeing still has building operations there), and places like the areas around Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers. You're going to find wacky results measuring the demand and salary rates for aerospace engineers in Iowa and Utah but looking at it from the 30,000 foot view, the accuracy is generally there. (And generally, we know that the US doesn't produce enough engineers, creating the supply issue in natural scienes and engineering which drives these rates up.) Finally, the real salary rates may be lower due to inflation, but EVERYONE's real rate is lower due to inflation. Few "regular" jobs are going to show a real increase in salaries. But considering these rates and the opportunity for advancement and raises, people in these fields with these degrees have a better chance of showing that real increase than do people in other fields. Just a few thoughts. While all of that is true, supply and demand rules. While there may not be a lot of demand for the aerospace engineers generally (compared to MEs), the supply is still less and this relativism causes the going rate to go up. Same for any of the other professions listed. And while the national numbers may be off a bit, keep in mind that there are regional biases. The core of the aerospace engineering profession is going to be in southern California, Chicago (Boeing did relocate HQ there), Seattle (if Boeing still has building operations there), and places like the areas around Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers. You’re going to find wacky results measuring the demand and salary rates for aerospace engineers in Iowa and Utah but looking at it from the 30,000 foot view, the accuracy is generally there. (And generally, we know that the US doesn’t produce enough engineers, creating the supply issue in natural scienes and engineering which drives these rates up.)

Finally, the real salary rates may be lower due to inflation, but EVERYONE’s real rate is lower due to inflation. Few “regular” jobs are going to show a real increase in salaries. But considering these rates and the opportunity for advancement and raises, people in these fields with these degrees have a better chance of showing that real increase than do people in other fields.

Just a few thoughts.

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