<p>Hi,
I'm going to major in Aerospace Engineering when I go to college. I'm a senior in High School right now. I plan on getting a masters right away. Should I major in Mechanical Engineering and get a masters in aero? or should I just do aero for both? I was thinking mechanical because it would give me more versatility for jobs. Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are going straight to an MS, then the concept of versatility is irrelevant. When you get a graduate degree, you are specializing. Do ME if you don’t know for sure if you wan to do aerospace. Do AE if you know for sure that you do.</p>
<p>Thank you for clearing that up</p>
<p>Everyone told me to do MEng and then get a masters in Aero. You can do Aerospace Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering degree. </p>
<p>When I got accepted into a Mechanical program and an Aero program, I looked at the classes I would be taking. Aeronautical subject matter is way more interesting to me and I definitely want to be in the Aero industry. So, I went Aero.</p>
<p>I would recommend getting an undergraduate major in physics or mechanical engineering (perhaps with some aerospace classes), getting a job, and then doing a masters part time.</p>
<p>Why do you recommend that?</p>
<p>A part-time masters isn’t always the best option. For example, if you are looking for a thesis program then you don’t even have that option.</p>
<p>Some students whom are interested in an engineering career major in Physics because they want a broad exposure to the liberal arts, which typically his harder to obtain if one pursues an undergraduate degree in engineering. With the Physics BA or BS in hand, they then enroll in a MS engineering program, often while employed and at the employer’s expense. For example, General Electric hires Physics majors for scientist positions in some engineering units of the company. I would believe that some of their scientists eventually enroll in engineering graduate programs.</p>