<p>I have a B.S in Economics and decided to go back to school to pursue a 2nd degree, Spring 2013. </p>
<p>Right now, I am leaning towards Industrial Engineering at Iowa State and would like to hear more about this major, good and bad things. </p>
<p>I really enjoyed mostly everything about studying Econ and it seems like IE is a mixture of various disciplines I love: Business, Statistics, Economics and Applied Mathematics.</p>
<p>I know 2 people who work as Industrial Engineers and they seem to be doing very well, the IE department at Iowa State has a near 100% placement rate and it seems like IE is one of the top 10 career choices for job satisfaction according to an article I read, pay is very good also.</p>
<p>Any feedback or information on choosing IE as a career would be appreciated</p>
<p>I am also a second degree in IE. For most of the same reasons as you IE sparked my interest. I still have 2 years left but I have been getting internship offers mostly around 25/hr, so I can only imagine that after graduation it will be a bit sweeter. To me, IE just makes since, and it doesn’t leave me pigeonholed in one specialty as it applies to so many things. My only advice is to try to pursue the Masters program if you can. Getting a second BS is very costly and time consuming (but when your 1st degree was in psych…like me…you do what you have to). Good luck</p>
<p>Like Chucktown touched on, I wouldn’t recommend pursuing a 2nd bachelors if you can get around it. Only time you should get a 2nd bachelors is if you got your first BS/BA in something completely irrelevant, and I don’t consider a BS in Econ to be completely irrelevant. You should have taken enough math and statistics to prepare you for a Masters in IE - seek out those programs. If you haven’t taken enough math, take (or retake/audit) the math classes that you will need in the MSIE program.</p>
<p>Is industrial engineering really that much booming right now?</p>
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<p>What do you mean? It is a good field, just like any of the other engineering fields out there right now. It’s all about how you want to start the next 30 years of your life.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say it’s booming, but it’s a solid field</p>
<p>I’m currently an IE, just finished my first year, but I’m thinking to switch into Mechanical because I think I’m more interested in actual engineering rather than management, Would it be smarter switching into Mechanical job opportunity wise?</p>