<p>Dear CC member's, </p>
<p>I have been accepted by Minnesota State University - Mankato, Purdue University and I have been Deferred from UMichigan (Where I have a 60-75% chance). </p>
<p>I was accepted to MNSU and Purdue as an undecided engineering major and the guidance counselor's at the respective universities have advised me to pick my major because if I don't, the majors get filled up and then I would be sorted out according to my GPA. Which especially at Purdue will be a problem due to very high grade deflation. </p>
<p>Frankly speaking , I am a very money minded person. Mostly because my family is not in a good shape financially and I would be going to college from my parent's savings. I am confused on which engineering major to pick! . </p>
<p>Which engineering degree has the best combination of a High pay combined with good stability today and mostly in the future ? </p>
<p>Also, I am an international student and I wanted to clear a doubt - A friend of mine told me that international students who get a degree in Aerospace engineering do not get jobs in US. How true is this ? . </p>
<p>P.S.- I am also aware of the difficulty to get a work permit in the States. Also , I leaning a bit towards Mechanical and Aerospace engineering !. </p>
<p>Also, please don't say 'Do what you love the most'. I have been a good science student during my entire schooling (I have never got less than an A, in the Indian curriculum - which is tough) </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>I would say probably computer science or computer engineering. On the UMich recruitment website for engineering I see way more jobs posted for those two majors than any other. </p>
<p>Here’s salary information for UMich. [Michigan</a> Engineering | Salary Information and Surveys](<a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/]Michigan”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/)</p>
<p>I don’t care what you say, I am still going to say do what you love the most.</p>
<p>Picking a career based on high pay and stability alone is the fastest way to be miserable. You do not want to do this, trust me. If you do, there is a decent chance you will end up switching majors before all is said and done anyway. Most if not all engineering careers have good pay and all are within the same general range of pay. Additionally, all of them are generally more stable than other careers.</p>
<p>International students who get degrees in aerospace engineering definitely would have fewer choices for jobs within the US after graduation simply because a lot of jobs involve security clearances and potential secret information, for which you have to be a citizen to see, etc, etc. However, there are many more jobs in aerospace, such as the commercial sector and certain government sponsored projects that you could still be a part of. I don’t have a ton of experience in this area, so someone else may be able to help more, but in general, it is possible for you to get a job in the US, but just a bit tougher than a domestic student.</p>
<p>I would go with mechanical or electrical engineering. Civil engineering is also strong but not as good of pay as mechanical or electrical.</p>
<p>The technology and knowledge used in designing airplanes is generally protected and it’s more difficult to export the information. Exporting can be giving the information to a non-US citizen, if that person is in the US. It is more difficult for non-US citizens to get jobs in aerospace, but there are plenty of them in industry.</p>