Hello,
I am a graduate from UC:Santa Cruz in marine biology, and in this most recent year I have started to truly realize the mid-level employment opportunities for my major. I graduated in 2014 and have worked in multiple seasonal research scuba diver jobs. The 6 month on, 6 month struggle lifestyle is not one I truly fit with, as I would like to continue to grow and become fully acquainted with a job. As the endless job search continues, I found that jobs in my area of expertise are highly sought after, with even the most entry level jobs listing a requirement being a masters degree, and most cap out at a low salary range.
Here is where my questions start- I have always been a crafty, design-and-produce oriented mind. An engineering mind. And so I am in pursuit of my next step. I am wondering how likely it is that I can change my career path into a environmental engineer through a masters degree. I have read some posts from liberal arts, history, and other non-related majors wanting to switch into some sort of engineering major. Many responses were for them to return for a second bachelors. As much as I think it is- is my story different. Is my major more related to be recognized as a step in the direction, justifying a masters in an engineering field? Or are they more distant majors than I think and there is no chance in hell I would be accepted into a masters program?
Background info: I’ve always excelled at math; got a 5 on the AP Calc test in high school and took two required calc classes in Uni.
Thanks so much