Achievements. 1  The 592 degrees awarded in 2014â15 is 86 percent more than a decade ago. 2  The median starting salary for College of Engineering graduates in 2015 was $61,000, near the national average.
What constitutes disability? For Social Security disability or SSI purposes, to be considered disabled, individuals must have an impairment, either medical, psychological, or psychiatric in nature, that keeps them from being able to do substantial gainful activity (SGA, discussed below).
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are âinsured,â meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes. SSDI benefits are paid to people who are unable to work for a year or more because of their disability.