best branch of engineering?

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<p>If you like designing houses and buildings, consider a civil engineering major with an architecture minor.</p>

<p>Be aware that both majors’ job and career prospects are suffering greatly right now in the cyclical downturn, since the downturn was worst in real estate and construction. (Though it may be better by the time you graduate.)</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But it really comes down to what kinds of things you want to design. For example:</p>

<p>Buildings, bridges, infrastructure: civil
Computer chips, power plants, communications: electrical
Machines and other mechanical devices: mechanical
Chemicals: chemical
Materials (generally solids): materials science
Nuclear power plants: nuclear</p>