<p>I am a very technically oriented kid. Math and science and always been my strongest aspects, but I am also very buisness oriented. I am good at public speaking and dealing with people. </p>
<p>Although I love technology I do not want to be a computer programmer stuck in a cubicle or even a research lab. My ultimate goal is to get into a top level MBA program. Should I major in buisness undergrad (which is seems like everybody does now a days), or go for a technical engineering degree?</p>
<p>try industrial engineering? supposedly the most business-oriented engin major.</p>
<p>I am considering the "Management science and engineering" major at Stanford, but I have a few concerns. This really doesn't seem to be too much different than a buisness degree.</p>
<p>My concern with a less marketable engineering degree such as industrial/financial/management engineering is the same as my concern with buisness. The marketability (starting salary and opportunities) of these degrees tends to fluctuate with the state of the economy. True?? If I go with something like electrical engineering, I am pretty much guaranteed a well paying job when I graudate. (paticularly from a school like Stanford)</p>
<p>do not major in something you can't spell correctly</p>
<p>never heard of management eng....</p>
<p>but IEOR or Fin. Eng aren't exactly less marketable.
(If an Engineering major plans to work in a non-engineering field, in terms of marketability, all Eng. major are in the same level. I assume)</p>
<p>"Graduates will be prepared for work in a variety of career paths, including facilities and process management, investment banking, management consulting, or graduate study in , operations research, economics, public policy, medicine, law, or business"</p>
<p>it seems like Stanford's Mang. Eng. degree is basically IEOR. sort of</p>
<p>I'm not saying that they are not marketable degrees. However, I think they are less marketable by the fact that majoring in something like electrical or chemical engineering usually allows the opportunity to pursue something directly in that field, or to pursue something in investment banking, buisness, etc. Whereas an operations research/management science degree limits you to only those fields.</p>
<p>Maybe look at a business degree that's focussed on entrepreneurship, such as Babson College. And take the "certificate in engineering studies" they offer w/ Olin college of engineering, which is literally next door.</p>