Hey guys, I am really stressing between majoring in Engineering (not sure which field) or Business Management/marketing. I have always been interested in Entrepreneurship and have started a few side hustles of my own. My goal is to own my own business or service and have multiple streams of income and ventures.
I took an engineering class at my high school last year and my teacher saw me as one of the best she’s had. I even developed a brace that allowed a young kid to write who didn’t have feelings in his fingers. She considered Civil engineering for me.
As far as business goes, I have my own property management/boat service and e-commerce businesses. I am really interested in making money online and networking with other entrepreneurs. I am big into social media and building pages.
if you guys could offer me any guidance whether it be doing a combined major, MBA, minor etc I’d really appreciate it!
*I definitely want to minor or take classes in entrepreneurial studies.
How strong are your math skills? Do you love math for math’s sake? Engineering, in contrast to popular belief, isn’t about tinkering cool ideas together (for the most part). It’s about applied math and physics.
If you truly can’t choose, can academically handle either and like both, the combination that will offer you the most flexibility (and IMO the greatest potential for earnings) would be engineering undergrad and then MBA. Not sure you get much additional benefit from a dual undergrad in engineering and business that you wouldn’t get from a straight engineering degree plus a few extra well-chosen courses in various business topics.
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Most of the schools I’m looking for I want them to be strong in both fields so I could always switch. Do you know some colleges that offer dual majors, besides northeastern?
You should check out Case Western Reserve University…in particular the think[box].
It combines both of what you are interested…the chance to invent something but also be an entrepreneur.
Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box]
Case Western Reserve University’s center for innovation and entrepreneurship provides a space for anyone - students, faculty, and alumni and members of the community - to tinker and creatively invent.
Case also has a Single Door Admission Policy so if you started in engineering and wanted to swtich to business, you can…you don’t have to apply to the business school. You can also take business classes as an engineer.
Also they have a program where you cn get an integrated BS(engineering) and MSM-Finance degree.
Obtain your BA/BS degree and an MSM-Finance degree in as little as four years in this integrated study program. This program is strongly recommended for BA/BS students (CWRU undergraduates only) who desire to leverage their quantitative and analytical skills developed during their undergraduate studies with specialized skills obtained from a master’s in finance.
A third option, if you are doing this primarily for yourself and don’t plan on a highly theoretical job for someone else, is to get a non-ABET accredited engineering degree. They still result in a useful technical background, albeit not as strong as a fully ABET accredited degree, but have far more flexibility to study other things. It’s a popular route to go into finance. Dartmouth’s BA and Cal Poly’s Liberal Arts and Engineering are both good examples. Read about the CP program below and see if it resonates.