Best Second Major or Minor for Civil Engineering

<p>It really doesn’t matter what, if any, minors you have. When I was reviewing resumes of college applicants for hiring, I would look at the classes they took. That’s what matters, not the fancy lettering you get that spell out your minor on your diploma.</p>

<p>A few business classes that have some relationship to engineering (for example, manufacturing management was a class I took in college) would be beneficial. Any more than that and I would really question whether you wanted to be an engineer. After a two new hires of the engineering/business ilk failed miserably for me, I would avoid joint engineering/business majors like the plague. Their resumes went right to the round file. Even after many years since these bad experiences, I still get my blood pressure up over it. Avoid it if I were you.</p>