<p>I (think I) have narrowed what I want to do down to real estate development and construction (contracting)</p>
<p>My question is if I go undecided to which one I like more, will civil engineering give me enough background to cover both? Or should I just pick one- i.e. pick real estate and go with finance with a real estate background? Or is there a better option for that route</p>
<p>Also will civil engineering do the job for contracting or would architecture or something similar be better?</p>
<p>No schools that I'm interested in offer a construction management major and I'm not into TAMU enough to go there for the construction science major</p>
<p>More than likely, I'm not giving enough information or not being specific enough. So if you have any questions about my question just ask your question ;-)</p>
<p>Many contractors hire civil engineering majors right out of school, so that's not a problem. We also hire architecture majors, so that wouldn't be a problem either if you chose to take that route. At my company, we also have a lot of mechanical engineering majors, and some electrical engineering majors here and there. There are people who majored in other random subjects, but I wouldn't suggest going down that road unless you have connections to some companies.</p>
<p>You don't need to be a construction management major to work in construction management. In fact, not that many people in the industry did major in that. I'd suggest civil engineering as a major because it's more flexible if you decide you don't want to work in construction. You also get to learn the theory and science behind what you build and how it stands up, which is something you won't get majoring in construction management. </p>
<p>Be aware that some schools offer civil engineering majors with concentrations in construction management. This is probably a good compromise since you get to learn the engineering, as well as take some courses on construction.</p>
<p>A civil engineering education doesn't prepare you at all for real estate development though. However, I've heard about some upper management people jumping from construction management to real estate development.</p>