<p>I am currently a 20 accounting major thinking of switching majors. Im already a year into accounting and have invested simply to much time to quit. I enjoy business but it seems as these classes become more advance I've simply lost most of my interest... as a kid i always loved science and was always facinated by how things work. My college tuition is free for the next year until i finish my accounting degree. Is their any field in engineering that i could use this degree to my advantage is i decide to switch? My gpa is a 3.3 by the way which concidering the lack of interest in my study is likely to go up if i make the switch and enjoy what i do. please somebody help..</p>
<p>Not necessarily engineering…but computing.</p>
<p>There is a branch of computer science called computational finance. Well, it’s really a cross-discipline on computer science and finance (not really accounting).</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p>
<p>Perhaps Industrial Engineering? Very business-oriented.</p>
<p>Example: I have to take the same Financial Accounting, Economics classes, and management/marketing classes as my friends who are accounting majors.</p>
<p>So you want to finish your accounting major and then major in something else (2nd bachelor’s degree) or are you going to do a double major?</p>
<p>I would suggest a double major because I hear a 2nd bachelor’s degree can have some problems with enrollment and stuff.</p>
<p>I would suggest computer science or software engineering. You can write finance software.</p>
<p>well I was just planning on finishing my associates degree in accounting since im already about 60 percent done. I do like business but I dont think ill be able to stay with accounting and be happy everyday. I mean most of my teachers didnt like their jobs which is why some take pay losses just to teach accounting…I was looking to find a major that can tie business with maybe some sort of sience. And to be honest i want to get paid respectively. I mean an accountants salary for the first ten years is around 40-55k and if im in school for 6 to 8 years like i plan on, I just want to get paid with respect to my education…I think i might be asking for to much though…</p>
<p>Civil engineering/construction management would be an excellent fit with accounting. There little work in construction now but in 3 to 4 years…</p>
<p>yea and thats another thing i worry about in engineering…like job security; i mean engineering is great and pay is amazing but honestly what are the chances of getting a good job right out of college compared to an accountant major? Im not to sure on the statistics but i know its relatively easy to find accountant jobs if you know what your doing. Ive heard stories on engineers who loose a job and cant find another one so they wait and eventually it gets to a point where they have been out of engineering degrees for too long and no body wants to hire them. I dont know how often it happens but job security is a huge thing for me if im going to spend all this money on school.</p>
<p>Why do people think business majors will get jobs easier than an engineer.There are millions of business majors… Most of the engineer graduates I know had no problem getting job. It’s engineering, as long as your GPA is good or above average you shouldn’t have problems.</p>
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<p>but half of all engineering majors have GPA below average. what happens to them?</p>
<p>“i mean engineering is great and pay is amazing but honestly what are the chances of getting a good job right out of college compared to an accountant major?”</p>
<p>My daughter is an ISE major, in her last year of school. Her summer internship resulted in a job offer. She said that many of her classmates have also accepted job offers from companies they worked for this past summer. It’s a great feeling to know you have something lined up when you graduate!</p>
<p>Employers really really like to see some summer experiance. I worked one summer for the Army Corps of Engineers, one summer for the Soil Conservation Service, and with that behind me, the next summer I got a job with a civil consultant. I had three job offers when I graduated.
Working construction or on a survey crew are also useful as a civil. You might have to live elswhere for the summer but it is worth it for the experiance.</p>