<p>Aerospace engineering has always fascinated me and i always planned on majoring in it. But as i read more into it i am realizing there isn't a lot of jobs out there in that industry. On top of that you can only find work in about 10 locations in america and i kinda always wanted to work in a city. I have been reading into computer software, computer engineering and computer science. These type of jobs were rated number one by forbes and they get paid a decent amount. They also get to work in major cities for major companies. I believe i have a oppotinity to go to some good schools such as princeton, harvard, mit, and stanford. Please help me choose the best possible path for me (what school,what major, and salary). I would also like to possibly double mojor or minor in math and/or physics because i love those too but not seeing a lot of jobs in that area....please help thanks in advance for all your posts</p>
<p>Doing an Aero or CS/CompE + Physics or Math double major will be tough but possible, and if that’s what you love, go for it. Job opportunities - pay, locations, etc. - will be better for CS/CompE will likely be among the best of the bunch, especially if you’re graduating from a top school and get in with a good national company (Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo, etc.) But if you love Aero, you might just end up doing better in that - hence having more opportunities - than if you did CS/CompE just for the money.</p>
<p>With a judicious selection of extracurriculars and a healthy dose of mathematics, you could even double major or major/minor in CS and Aero at the same time. This may not be allowed or even possible, depending on the school. But with a major in CS and solid coursework in Aerospace, you could get a job at a software or aerospace company; similarly for Aerospace plus solid coursework in CS.</p>
<p>i know that it would probably be hard but do you know if one could actually triple major not that im plllaing on doing it might be for the best…maybe aero/cs/math…im not really sure what is realistic im really new to the college search…also could i get into a graduate progrma for aero engineering if i only majored in math and cs thanks</p>
<p>Triple majoring is a pipe dream. Very few people do it, and it’s not something you can do in four years unless you have a large amount of credits coming in. Two majors and a minor is definitely doable, though.</p>
<p>I don’t know enough to authoritatively comment on aerospace grad programs, but it seems to me that the skillset for CS/Math is pretty different from that required for aerospace engineering. Sure, the math will certainly help. But there’s a lot of domain specific applications of math in aerospace (along with other knowledge specific to that field) that you’ll probably need in order to do graduate work. B.S. in MechE -> grad school in Aerospace would make sense; CS/Math, not so much.</p>
<p>My son majored in AE, with minors in mathematics and CS. For the majority of his team projects junior and senior years, he always took the programming role and also got involved with programming on research projects. So while his degree is in AE, he has always specialized in programming and was able to go into the workforce with significant experience on his resume. He’s currently working in Silicon Valley as a software engineer, totally unrelated to the aerospace industry for now. Just wanted to let you know that it can be done.</p>
<p>You could conceivably do both, many advanced aircraft and spacecraft these days are stuffed to the gills with digital systems. And on the software side, computational fluid dynamics is a pretty interesting field.</p>
<p>Just to build on what the previous poster said… I recall hearing at one point that some modern aircraft are more like computers that fly than airplanes that compute - in the sense that most of the requirements (at least 50%, but I think maybe 75% or 90%) are computer/software related, not aerospace- or electrical- related. I might see whether I can find the original reference for that…</p>
<p>My son is an aerospace engineering major and he doesn’t anticipate having any problems getting a job when he graduates. Yes, NASA’s budget has been reduced, but there are so many private aerospace companies out there, like Space X, the Aerospace Corporation, etc. just to name a few that he is confident there will be lots of opportunities. He would never choose Computer Science since his passion is for the aerospace industry. It is a very tough major though. I asked him recently if he wanted to change majors since he has had a very difficult semester. He said no way…At his college, the seniors do a project, and the seniors currently have been working on the Rover that just went to Mars. Pretty cool!
But if you love Computer Science, go for it! Do what you love, not just what will get you a job!</p>