<p>I was accepted into both schools (NB campus). Which is the better path to go down? If I go to the business school I'm going to major in finance and if I go to the engineering college I'm thinking about civil engineering. Thanks.</p>
<p>Business and Engineering are quite different. The real question is which do you like better? Engineering will be significantly more work. You could always go for engineering undergrad and then get an MBA or MBS later. Both schools are very good at Rutgers. RBS has a brand new building under construction that will serve as a proper home for the school. There really is no “better path.” Both are great career options. You just need to figure out which one is more appealing to you.</p>
<p>Engineering: you probably need to take physics 1&2, chem 1&2 with lab, and calc 1,2,3,4. Then you will take your technical engineering courses.</p>
<p>Business: you can take Planet Earth, Dinosaurs, and Calc 1 (the one for non-science majors). Then you will take various finance and investment courses.</p>
<p>That is my very elementary analysis.</p>
<p>Also: if you are an engineer major, you can probably go on to a career in finance. If you are a finance major, you cannot decide to become an engineer. I would do an accounting major over finance.</p>
<p>A friend of mine went to school for marine biology but he is now working in finance.</p>
<p>i agree with rualum. try engineering for the versatility. you can always transfer out if you don’t like the field</p>
<p>Engineering is great but I would only do it if you really like/are good at math and physics. Lots of people drop out due to the rigorous courseload. Don’t do it just for the heck of it. </p>
<p>I think business is a good choice for someone who likes math, but not necessarily the amount of math you need for engineering. There is still a lot of math in the business curriculum with economics, stats for business, finance, etc.</p>
<p>Math is my strongest field and I enjoy all subjects in it, except geometry. I’m good at physics too, but it bores me. I was kinda leaning toward the business school anyway, because of how prestigious it is and how hard it is to get into. </p>
<p>I’m just torn though because I worry about which field will have job security in the future, and engineering is obviously going to because there will always be a need for engineers. </p>
<p>However, in terms of salary, finance/business majors tend to make more than civil/environmental engineers. </p>
<p>What it really comes down to is I want to choose the one that will have job security when I graduate, and the one that I will enjoy doing while still making $</p>
<p>First of all, you don’t become an engineer just because of money. If you have that mindset, go into business.</p>