Handling assemblies with hundreds of parts (e.g., a go-kart or drone) is smoother in NX than in most competitors. The constraint system is logical and robust.
I hate installing it, I hate that it crashes my laptop, and I hate the 1990s icons. But I landed an internship because the interviewer saw "NX" on my resume. If you have the hardware and the patience, suffer through it. Your future salary will thank you.
The built-in ray tracing studio is excellent. You can produce portfolio-ready renders without needing KeyShot or Blender. The Bad (Cons) 1. The "Windows 98" UI For a software that costs $10k+ for commercial licenses, the interface feels ancient. Icons are small, menus are hidden in "Ribbon Bars," and customization is tedious. Coming from Fusion 360 or Onshape, NX feels like using a spreadsheet to draw.
The Student Edition is not crippled feature-wise. You get access to parametric modeling, sheet metal, surface modeling (Class-A surfacing), and basic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and CAM (toolpath simulation). You are learning the exact interface Boeing engineers use.