<p>Hey everyone, right now I am a business major at an average state school (SEC school) and I want to get into finance/consulting. I don't think it's possible to get the type of job I want after graduating and I am looking to get into an engineering graduate program most likely at my current school I am attending.</p>
<p>I am considering this because engineering is very technical and Banks and Consulting firms like technical and quantitative individuals.</p>
<p>Is it possible for me to get into a graduate program in engineering and if it is possible which fields in engineering would you recommend coming from an average state school. </p>
<p>Are there any other SPECIFIC programs you would recommend in other fields at other schools that could get me to where I want to be?
Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Okay I browsed that thread and most of the posters say it is impossible/very hard without getting a bachelors degree in Engineering first. </p>
<p>But that is for electrical engineering.</p>
<p>I saw one poster mentioned Industrial Engineering. I have been looking at Industrial engineering, Nuclear engineering, Chemical engineering, and Civil Engineering.</p>
<p>Are getting into grad programs in any of these fields possible without a bachelors in Engineering?
And also is it a good idea to get into an engineering grad program for a career in finance/consulting etc?</p>
<p>Well, there were a lot of negatives, but you should have checked the positives.</p>
<p>There are options that you can go into engineering, but it would require you to take some basic work at an undergrad level to build a foundation, then move onto masters level courses. </p>
<p>Its a lot of trouble - which is basically why I posted the thread - but it is possible if you really have a passion or interest for engineering. I wouldn’t go get an engineering degree if you just want it so you might be able to get into a finance/consulting company, engineering, especially at the graduate level, is incredibly intense. I wouldn’t do this unless you want to change into engineering - which seems like you don’t.</p>
<p>Most people start at the undergraduate level in engineering with an interest, then find out halfway through that they don’t really enjoy engineering - yet go for the degree because of the time and money invested. These are the engineers who go into finance. Though, there are programs within engineering that involve finance - like financial engineering…</p>
<p>I would suggest that you stick with your path in finance if you are already in business and get work experience that could lead to an MBA and get you where you want to be. Either that or switch to engineering as undergrad if you are relatively early on in college.</p>