<p>That type of engineering can go hand in hand with an entrepreneurial mindset?</p>
<p>Probably a field with few barriers to entry and low startup costs. Perhaps software engineering?</p>
<p>But I really don’t want a movie about myself coming out on Oct/1… jk thanks for the reply</p>
<p>ANY kind of engineering can be an entrepreneurial opportunity… provided you have an idea! Entrepreneurship is all about new ideas, so you either need to produce a new idea or else give someone else money to develop their own. Assuming you like engineering, then I would recommend you follow your passion, since I have yet to hear of people getting brilliant revolutionary ideas in fields that don’t interest them.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a toss-up, I would consider infrastructure costs. The reason software engineering has been such an entrepreneurial goldmine is because the start-up costs are essentially nil - most engineers graduate with all they need to develop a software product. You may have a brilliant idea for the next space shuttle, but it will take tens or hundreds of millions to develop - not so good for an enterprising young engineer with dreams of their own business.</p>
<p>Your best option is to find a field, subfield, niche area, etc. where there is little or no competition.</p>
<p>I don’t think one’s college major has a very strong influence on one’s entrepreneurial capacity.</p>
<h1>What about Chemical Eng?</h1>
<h1>What about Environmental Engineering? Would it be a consulting business if I go with this field?</h1>
<p>If all else fails, you can always go Quant on Wall Street. That’s pretty much the description they’re looking for.</p>
<p>Consulting does not equal entrepreneurial, especially for a new graduate. There are lots of engineers out there with experience who are in demand for consulting - heck, what do you think your professors do for extra cash - so what does a new graduate bring to the table that would be enough to support an entire business?</p>
<p>Any engineering major goes hand in hand with an entrepreneurial mindset but some are easier than others. </p>
<p>I’m guessing Computer Engineering and Software Engineering have the lowest barriers to entry as well as low start up costs?</p>