<p>I don't know which type of engineer I want to be, so which one should I pick to ensure that I can maximize my opportunities in the future?</p>
<p>I'd say that Chemical is a broader and more versatile degree.</p>
<p>perhaps but one thing to consider is the fact that everything is made out of materials and everything is pretty broad</p>
<p>i say chemical, cuz chemicalE also do material, if u only do material you are limited to material only. I am going to study chemE in UCSB</p>
<p>Does that mean materials engineers can't do the work of a chemical engineer?</p>
<p>No MatSE cannot do chemE at all but chemE can do the work of MatSE. In fact my prof is working with carbon nanotubes, a seemingly materials area. ChemE has that same advantage with environmental and, to a point, mechanical.</p>