<p>Having already majored in Engineering, how difficult is it to end up working in some other field, be it a different type of Engineering, a different type of Science, or just something different all together? Will graduate schools accept you into different programs, and will employers hire you to different fields?</p>
<p>Engineering is probably one of the most versitile degrees out there. You can go into the financial field, the business field, the engineering field (obviously) and with grad school the medical or field of law. You can also go to grad school for a different engineering major than your undergrad major (a lot of MSE grad students were MechE or ChemE undergrads.)</p>
<p>You may be surprised how many managers and others in any given company have engineering degrees. The engin degree tells potential employers that the individual
- can work hard
- has analytical skills
- is pretty smart</p>
<p>In previous years, many engin grads ended up in investment banking for those reasons. That direction is a bit more restricted these days. But many people start out in engineering and work into broader managerial positions.</p>
<p>I’m looking at Industrial Engineering for that reason. It atleast is very versatile, and will allow me to move into a business field as opposed to locking me into an engineering job.</p>
<p>I know engineering majors who went into the following fields:
- engineering
- project management
- construction management
- investment banking
- law
- medicine
- real estate development
- urban planning
- architecture
- politics (ran for office, but not elected)</p>
<p>Very few non-engineering majors can get engineering jobs. Many engineering majors can get non-engineering jobs. Above all, an engineering degree indicates you are smart - and companies will pay for intelligence.</p>