Here's why an electrical engineering degree is worth it

I’m Ali Alqaraghuli.
I make videos to train and inspire the next generation of engineers.
I’m a full time postdoctoral fellow at NASA JPL working on terahertz antennas, electronics, and software.
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[@maximelao2136]

I am majoring in Electrical Engineering this fall and am super excited! It will be hard but the great thing about humans is we can overcome anything if we don't give up and put in the work!

[@BredNuts]

I'm going to be a junior in college this year and I'm studying computer and electrical engineering. Your videos help put me at ease because I have so many of these same thoughts, doubts, and experiences. Gonna keep pushing through!

[@jobssteve2920]

as hardworking as you are, you can success in every industry

[@Akac3sh]

PhD in electrical engineering is insane amazing work brother

[@1224natalie]

Your values about Engineering, Job etc... are truly admirable!

[@alithedazzling]

thanks a lot, I appreciate you noticing that :)

[@bradley4ever]

starting undergrad this fall for electrical engineering! thank you for the encouragement and tips :) subscribed!

[@thefifthwall5259]

im also a mid performing student who wants to do EE, this was very reassuring thank you

[@WillyBogard]

Why would getting an internship be so difficult if the demand for Electrical Engineers is high.

[@virp9632]

I would say because they are different. Students with no experience, no degree, etc. have nothing to offer YET. However, graduates have some skill, something to back them for jobs to make sense for those jobs. Idk that’s my 2 cents.

[@WillyBogard]

In the Netherlands, for me it was very easy go get an internship in EE. Usually companies have some interesting projects laying around for interns to look into. These projects could be side tracks of regular activities and have low priority but may result into something useful or not. However interns are way cheaper to put on these kind of projects than employees. Also for a company it is a cheap way of getting an idea if the intern is good or not for offering a job later on. I believe that if you hire someone and the only source of information about the person is from a job interview and resume it could turn out that the person performs worse than expected. Which is more of a risk. But thats just my view on this

[@Roe124]

⁠@@WillyBogardthis might be a stupid question but do you need to know dutch to intern in the netherlands or English is just fine?

[@sagarrawat7203]

​@@WillyBogardin INDIA there is very few or none of the company that hire electrical engineers. And no. Of electrical engineer are very high. Here, there is only demand for Computer engineer or say programmers.

[@Naomi-xu4hq]

In the U.S. the demand isn’t “high” 30,000 electrical engineering students graduate every year while there’s only about 300,000 employed. Meaning companies can statistically replace 10% of their workforce every year if they want. However in other countries or middle of nowhere regions in the USA you should have an easier job.

[@ramkamdi505]

Please make some videos on the most demanding skills or must have skills for electrical engineers in latest. Thank you

[@Gigusx]

He already has made videos on the topic.

[@carbonmatrix9660]

I'm near 30; didn't get the chance to get a degree; self taught security researcher and certifications.... I was thinking of what degree to get, cyber-security and computer science i am grounded well in so should be chill. BUT you have inspired me to pursue the hard road, the road to combining it all. Oh damn man I can see the content and peace you have..... I wanna be in that 0.1%; If i get a chance to go.....Which I pray will be true! .. I wanna do electrical.... 10000% Thank you bro and God bless you!

[@alithedazzling]

thank you!!

[@moustaphandiaye9449]

@ carbon matrix don’t give up.I just turned 37 and just had my associate degree in electrical and computer engineering..I am going for the bachelor

[@sgmaxx12]

I really like you Ali ! You made me sure of my decision of having elected EE, I am currently going to my second year of EE and I am excited to know more about it! !

[@Scriabin_fan]

I majored in Biochemistry in college (minored in C.S.) and I went to college thinking that I wanted to go to medical school. Now after graduating, the thought of going to med school feels dreadful to me and I'm honestly not sure why. As part of my minor, I had to take a digital design and computer architecture course and I found that I really enjoyed that. This led me to being interested in Electrical engineering. Now I'm thinking about pursuing a B.S. EE. Your videos are very informative and helpful, thanks for sharing your experience.

[@isaacclark9825]

Since you already have a science degree, I'd recommend taking a couple of EE courses and pursuing a master's degree.

[@Scriabin_fan]

@@isaacclark9825 I don't think that's the best plan for me for two reasons: 1. I still have some prerequisites to take before I can take the EE courses. I'm also planning on going to a school that does a BS/MS program, it would be just an extra year to get the MS I think (a total of 3 yrs due to transferrable credits). 2. Taking a couple EE courses does not guarantee my admission to an EE masters program. I feel like I'd be missing some experience that would lead to lots of struggle in the MS program. I'll definitely reconsider that though and look into what you've suggested a bit deeper. Thanks!

[@isaacclark9825]

@@Scriabin_fan Yes, you will need to take some pre-reqs. Definitely consult the school's requirements for the masters program before taking classes.

[@Abe41194]

@@Scriabin_fanthinking of doing the same

[@jordon2301]

well said! I remember watching videos as a freshman and now Im about to graduate in winter with a BS in EE.

[@JanTec3D]

Thank you. I'm currently studying for my exams (2nd semester electrical engineering) and even though I never thought about quitting this still motivates a lot!

[@consumptionof]

The opportunities are out there, guys. Worth considering is defense contractors; if you're in the US, they can't hire non-citizens so the labor pool is far smaller. You'll stand out more. I got my first PCB design job with an Associate's in EET. Not great money to start, but tons of upward opportunity.

[@anxiousmonk7]

Thank you, Ali. I needed this.

[@alithedazzling]

Glad it was helpful!

[@divyangvaidya9675]

Getting an internship is super important. Arguably as important as earning the degree itself.

[@cameliomack9932]

You are under 40, my friend. And, you work for NASA. Your case is individual, and not representative. For most people, they will need to get a Masters in Business, or a PMP before they hit 40. I am a retired EE, with a Masters in Telecommunications. Became a PM, and retired comfortably. Only the government rewards guys like you (congrats, really). But because I had a near 40 year career, I've seen really smart guys like you thrown on the street, at 40. At NASA, you will likely continue to thrive. Because, its NASA (I worked on NASA projects for years...)

[@isaacclark9825]

You are preaching, bro!!

[@Apr1cus]

I am majoring in e.e., have no idea why, but still excited! sometimes, though, I get scared that I'm doing something wrong :/

[@AtomLabX]

Ali, can you talk about CS vs EE In terms of math at least. And which should be what? I want to hear the thoughts about that but from an EE major, and not only that, a Ph.D EE major at NASA, haha! And thanks for turning off the HDR, it was burning my eyes!

[@alithedazzling]

I have a video about it

[@ItsMe-sx9ck]

I specialized Industrial Automation career after BTech in EEE It's worth it.

[@vladstrulev]

Great explanation of why we are who we are as ee

[@mohebalikalani2115]

thank you it was interesting

[@7SOON26]

I am 28 and I have a BSc and MS in Electrical Engineering and have just started my career in the power industry. I'm considering whether to pursue a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, as I've been offered a fully funded scholarship. While I find myself more drawn to industry than academia but I also love learning and solving complex problems. I'm still unsure about the path I want to take. Any recommendations, Ali?

[@alithedazzling]

if you have a full scholarship id go for it, worst case you can quit whenever at no loss

[@Jan____767]

Hey Ali, As always nice and very interesting video. Could you make a Video where you talk about the learning strategies you habe used during your Bachlor/Master/Phd ?

[@alithedazzling]

Sure thing!

[@andrewng2427]

I know this comment is late, but what about electronic and computer systems engineering? not as good?

[@sed0692]

Can you make a video on what kind of different companies can you build with that degree?

[@wittyslittleworld]

I love to be useful to the world someday ❤

[@cosmicyoke]

6:00 this feeling I have for my current job which isn’t glamorous at all but I know for a fact that it can be translated later on with EE

[@prajwalgu3058]

My simple question is .....there is lot a demand majorly where....how about in India?..... Like which aspects of industry is the electrical besing absorbed

[@trtl9106]

Hi Ali, thanks for your video. What advice would you give someone who's looking to pivot into embedded systems without an electrical engineering degree? I graduated 2 years ago with a computer science degree in my undergrad, I got no real working experience working in the industry, but I have been working on embedded projects like making my own pcbs and writing software for it. It's all self taught and all, but I found out thru doing the projects that I really liked coming up with solutions to my somewhat menial problems and automating them. My biggest obstacle has been the fact that I don't have a proper engineering degree or experience to help me propel into any position (or at least what I think). I would love to be in a laboratory setting where I can perform research in myoelectric prosthetics, or other biomedical fields, but maybe I'm just scared of rejection at this point.

[@ameghp443]

CHOOSEN EEE BCZ I LOVE IT BUT, A LITTLE BACK IN MATH NOT THAT MUCH TOUGH... WHAT A WORD OF ADVICE FOR ME BROTHER.... Hoping a reply

[@Luki_Dev]

I hope so! I’m trying to earn my AA while in high school to transfer to a in-state uni 😊

[@prajwalgu3058]

Bro can you elaborate what you do in Nasa......what part of electrical engineering you using

[@nobo9981]

Totally agree about electrical eng. Would pick it if i re did it. If you didn't do a phd, would you still do a masters? Or go directly to working after the bachelor. Hear different opinions on "masters preferred" in the work force. Great videos! Keep it up

[@lingkenfiliteku3950]

It depends on country to country's demands

[@leonardomichael513]

Hey Ali! Any advice on a student whos very good at maths but just bad in the electrical classes (say AC circuit anaylsis or electromagnetism)? I'm a 3rd yr student in Australia but I should have completed my degree LAST YEAR if I just stuck to it since I enrolled, but transferred degrees twice :( I am participating in a extra-cirricular "solar car project" in hopes that it will outweigh my bad marks on my transcript.

[@carlluis770]

The electrical engineering degree is worth it how i got my job as an MEP engineer

[@Naomi-xu4hq]

That’s great! How do you like it?

[@carlluis770]

@@Naomi-xu4hq the job is great love being in the construction field and dealing with the NEC

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Hey does MEP stands for Mechanical Electrical Plumbing 🤔 am I right or wrong

[@carlluis770]

@@DarkCastleBoy yes your right

[@AtomLabX]

STOP THE HDR HORROR

[@Trttttrrrjjhhhhhttttt]

Digital system design, electric circuits, microprocessor applications, and probability,stochastic, and modeling, this fall. What classes are other EE majors here taking?

[@lsjmartin6220]

definitely worth it

[@hamzadahri8773]

Ali, I am currently 3rd year electrical engineering student in Pakistan but I am not satisfied with my university so where from I can get relevant knowledge online?

[@longpham9674]

This is genuinely good advice. I'm starting school in Electrical Engineering but my math is up to par with the minimum being Calculus (I'm in Pre-Calc). What would you say is the biggest challenge for freshman year?

[@alithedazzling]

getting used to the workload

[@user-fc8vo1gn7g]

Are you a core Electrical engineer or an electronics and communication engineer??? Please reply 🙏😭

[@AmusedGalaxy-le5xs]

Hey im currently in my last year of high school and ive applied everywhere and got provisional acceptance for Electrical engineering Im working so hard to get all As to keep my acceptance and i hope its worth it

[@AmusedGalaxy-le5xs]

Thank you for everything ive been watching from begin of the year and you helped make my decision

[@vadlyy2324]

Hey ali!!! does it matter where i do my eee degree from as i got accepted into an uni which is under qs 500

[@Luki_Dev]

Make sure your Uni is ABET accredited for the degree!

[@user-fc8vo1gn7g]

Please make a video on how to apply for internship for electrical engineering

[@youssefbakhat9231]

When we spend a lot of time doing something we don’t like ou brain tries to convince us that it was worth it even if was not

[@adamace5732]

about to start studying electrical & computer hardware engineering this fall but im not naturally the best at math, am I making a mistake?

[@alithedazzling]

if you are interested in it, no

[@TheTruth1999AS]

Is it possible to a Bachelors Degree in an intensive major like Physics or Electrical Engineering and working part-time? How likely are you to succeed(academically) with such a schedule?

[@mohebalikalani2115]

thank you, prevent effect of global warming, minerals and temperature of water and air from sea are huge source of energy, reduce more than 50% using fossil fuel, fresh water, fertilizer(minerals+o2,n2,C), zero pollution, economy will rise by using jet plasma machine and compressed gas(Air) in isolated structure in water pool with more than 80 % efficiency, it has two vertical cylinders, in first level it transfers compressed gas(hot air) temperature from engine to sea water in pool for steam electric generator, steam combines with high cold Air pressure to produce pure water and electricity , New energy from sea will change world soon, there are other source of energy that with international cooperation in coastline we can reduce effect of global warming, further more we can prevent these phenomena like cyclone and flood and wildfire by using this hot seasonal atmospheric condition, recent years in summer, geothermal energy happens in surface of coastline, there are many countries in coastline with seasonal hot weather and water condition in comparison with middle Ocean, its more than 12 degrees , in sum-up, by using this energy not only is economical but also reduce global warming in countries like Japan, China, India, Mediterranean countries, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Us, Canada, (Africa and Arabian countries....) . I invented new method base on air pressure rules and quantum physics ionization sea water minerals in strong dynamic permanent magnet(SMCO) with special frequency(1500or 3000)/minute bases on paramagnetic and diamagnetic particles and electrical microwave electron wave field and electric chemical reactions and photon wave from semiconductors with special angle Cations like(K+, Mg++, Na+, H+, H++, li+, H2, ...) are transferred to in the second level into up level by vacuum pump from storage into combustion chambers and they combine with O2 and N2 ,... as major part of fuel for producing electricity and fresh water and fertilizer. this machine produces 150Megwatt/hour and 20000M3/DAY fresh water and fertilizer. 7 methods zero pollution for reducing global warming I mentioned in my profile. (G20 countries can solve these phenomena).

[@lordsnow4029]

Im at CS right now .. two years actually soon to be third .. but im kinda bogged cuz i think Mech or EE would suit me better but its too late now

[@scottcrawford9974]

Don't be. The job market is WAY better for you than electrical engineers.

[@Naomi-xu4hq]

@@scottcrawford9974this is true. Just know for CS the job market is tough for IT workers and software developers. But computer science has many sub fields here are the sub fields of comp. Sci 1. Software development 2. Coding 3. Cybersecurity 4. Hardware design 5. Networking 6. Data structures 7. Artificial intelligence 8. Computer architecture 9. Robotics 10. Medical devices 11. Game design 12. Data science 13. Cloud computing 14. UX design 15. Database administrations 16. Product management 17. Computational Theory 18. Systems anylist (or any anylist) 19. Any IT job from admin to support specialists, technician, etc. Tech jobs also have consistently highest salaries out of any field aside from Medicine, and Law. It’s tied with finance but has 10 times the work force

[@alithedazzling]

do what you like

[@SalmanKhan-yu8fy]

Hey. I want your advice on this. If I do masters in engineering management after bs electrical engineering. What carrier path can I go to and do you think it's a good idea for someone who wants to pursue a long term career in electronics engineering and automation?

[@alithedazzling]

do bachelors first, one step at a time

[@Mike-uy7ph]

I'm off-topic here, is a career in electrical and electronics engineering worth it, I heard they differ 😮I wanna make sure I commit into the right field

[@isaacclark9825]

Electronics is an electrical engineering specialty. Generally speaking, you don't have to pick a specialty before late sophomore/early junior year.

[@katebekatuka3447]

Hey Ali, where can I download the book your wrote?

[@alithedazzling]

in our discord resources channel

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Hey man what is your favourite game nowadays what you playing

[@alithedazzling]

I have been more into music production than gaming in my freetime to be honest

[@raz9612]

Are you planning to work as a lecturer after ending your postdoc period?

[@alithedazzling]

no I'll probably go full time entrepreneur

[@natibirru9512]

How old is he

[@Winstonugwu]

I'm going for electrical electronics engineering... It's still good right?

[@Countolaf03]

did you even watch the video? Did you even read the title?

[@alithedazzling]

lol

[@armstrongstandlyronald9970]

What course did you do for masters degree brother?

[@alithedazzling]

EE

[@omarhoossam5780]

Is this a new camera 🤔

[@alithedazzling]

iphone 14 pro

[@brian-rl5ux]

Am i cooked for choosing mechanical engineering

[@alithedazzling]

no as long as its what you like

[@HIMMMMMM00]

:him: the salary isn’t the important part :the salary:💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@alithedazzling]

i wish

[@user-sg8tk8eq6n]

You said engineers get made good money. Why do so many people on Reddit claim that engineers don’t make good money?! The average salary in Florida is $60,000. Most engineers start at or above that salary. Don’t they? I know it is relative to most people. What are your thoughts? I would be pretty happy making 100k. I know I know. Inflation is crazy right now. Any thoughts?

[@Naomi-xu4hq]

The truth is that engineers are a cost for businesses. An engineering firm or project can fail and lose millions or even cost the lives of thousands (think boeng) plus lots of jobs are commodified or have expensive equipment, and we have about 130,000 new engineering diplomas every year. Not every engineering student gets a technical job, in fact most don’t. Lots of engineers get cushy jobs as accountants, consultants, contractors, project managers, analysts, etc. This is not only because there’s a ton of engineers that graduate every year, but these companies in marketing, sales, finance, tech have salaries that have caught up or even beat engineering salaries at the high level. As an engineer you may face layoffs, age discrimination, and may work overtilme that was the bad now here’s the good. Remember the creator isn’t working for a big organization either a contractor or someone who builds parts and sells them with electrical expertise can make 5-6 figures a month

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Many of my friends who did Electrical Engineering are earning well in microchip companies Yupp there is lot of opportunities for EE out there.

[@briannajeppson4212]

I think people who choose engineering for the money are complaining that they don't make good money only because honestly, other fields can pay better if you're only doing it for the money. People who love engineering and continue to grow in the field and are okay with starting on the lower end of pay eventually make it up to the higher paying engineering jobs. If you only choose engineering because you want to make a lot of money, you will be miserable because it's hard work. If you don't love it, it won't be worth it to you.

[@DarkCastleBoy]

@@briannajeppson4212 I think it's human nature of wanting more I mean if Ur satisfied with what u earn u can never reach the heights of success. U should never be satisfied even if u make 100k there are many rich people like Elon Musk or Bill gates whatever but u will always find them working and exceeding more. Why Elon Musk works he has lot of money he could easily just lay still but yet he works and tries to compete with his competition. Never be satisfied in life. Always have that spark to do more.

[@Naomi-xu4hq]

@@briannajeppson4212 exactly. If you want a career purely for the money Economics, finance, management, and sales have much higher ceilings. But also remember that all of those career fields will accept and engineering degree