University Comparison: Waterloo vs. UIUC for Electrical Engineering

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In summary, the conversation revolves around a question of which university, University of Waterloo in Canada or UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in the USA, is better for studying Electrical Engineering. The discussion includes factors such as rankings, value, quality of instruction, and course offerings. The consensus is that both universities have strong EE programs, with UIUC being highly ranked and competitive, while University of Waterloo offers a variety of electives at the undergraduate level. The conversation also mentions that UIUC used to be ranked number two in the country for EE, but its current ranking is unknown. However, both universities are highly regarded for their EE programs.
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Hi, All

My question , is :

Is University of Waterloo, in Canada or UIUC , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL USA , better for Electrical Engineering. ( In terms of ranking and value , quality of instruction etc. etc. )


Comments, or critcisms are welcome!

Thanks,
 
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I'm not sure about the rankings for electrical engineering at UIUC but I know for a fact they are ranked near with MIT for engineering in general. It's a very competitive school. Many of the people from my hs class would apply under a different college program (ex. UIUC's libertal arts program) then transfer later to the program of their choice.
 
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I have never been to any of those schools so I compare them by the course offerings, I must say University of Waterloo has a good EE program. From what I have seen you get to do a lot of electives which other schools do at the masters level.
 
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MAC>UW at ElecEng hehe. If youwere going for Compsci then it would be the other way.
 
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A few years ago when I was thinking about going into EE, UIUC was ranked number two (in the US News ranking) right behing MIT, if I remember correctly. They aren't anymore, but I can only see the top three schools on their website without paying anything, so I don't know where they are right now. From what I hear, it's still one of the best programs in the country.
 
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MAC>UW at ElecEng hehe. If youwere going for Compsci then it would be the other way.

Umm, there's no need to post giberish on this forum. I don't know about the school in the states you are speaking of but if you go to U of Waterloo for EE, you will get a top notch education.

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Nenad
 

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