Masters in Engineering with Bachelors in Applied Math (Jobs)?

<p>Hello everyone, I am currently going into my 3rd year as an applied math student and am wondering if I got a Masters in say... Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, would I be able to get a decent amount of engineering jobs? </p>

<p>The reason I ask is because if I wouldn't really be able to get engineering jobs with only a masters in engineering then I should just transfer because my school does not have an engineering department.</p>

<p>But my main question is just weather or not I would be marketable for an engineering job with a Masters in Engineering and a BS in Applied Mathematics.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>You couldn’t start on an MS in engineering without making up classes required of undergrad engineering students. I think it would make more sense to transfer and complete a BS in engineering rather than finish a math degree. Other people may have different opinions, though, so it will be interesting to see!</p>

<p>Yeah, I know I would have to make up classes, my brother went from Physics Undergrad to a masters in Mechanical Engineering. However, He starts this next semester at Fresno State. The only reason I do not want to transfer is because I play baseball at a small local D2 school. :/</p>

<p>Yeah, only Industrial/Systems Engineering, Computer Science and the very new Computational Engineering are the only graduate engineering programs that applied math majors can be admitted to without a lot of prerequisites.</p>

<p>The others like Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Chemical all have quite a few prerequisites.</p>

<p>It will be difficult to fit into the more traditional engineering fields. I personally know a few people that have gone from a math undergrad to systems engineering grad programs. They seemed to excel very well with the transition. I don’t see that transition being so easy for anything else.</p>

<p>If you want to go to grad school for Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering etc., I would go ahead and make the switch as an undergrad.</p>

<p>The Applied Math degree can actually be quite versatile, since it often requires the same amount of Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Statistics as Engineering if not more. Therefore, I would think you could do a Masters with an extra year for prereqs (taking Thermo, Measurements, statics and circuits etc). In any case I do not think most of us on cc would be qualified to answer this question. I would recommend speaking to the universities directly and finding out their requirements. I know LACs often have 3+2 programs with top schools such as Caltech and Columbia U for this type of thing.</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies still looking for more answers I ask people at my university, most of them seem to be worthless. I try and ask counselors at other universities and they dont know what to tell me either. Nobody has solid answers for me They tell me I can get into there school but I wanna know if having a UG in Applied Math and a Graduate in Engineering will be good enough to get jobs…</p>

<p>An MS in Engineering is certainly enough to get you a job. If you want to go in that direction, you need to talk to graduate schools to find out what courses you would need to take as prerequisites. On the other hand, a degree in applied math is marketable as well. Are you switching to engineering because you want to be an engineer, or because you think it is more marketable?</p>

<p>Thanks for the input VMT, well I am switching to engineering because both really because I think it is more marketable and because I want to do engineering for the most part.</p>

<p>I’d ask the u where you want to get your bachelors or masters in engineering, as that would be the most reliable source. One guy we knew got a bachelor’s degree in aviation engineering and then went home to instate U because he couldn’t find a job. He got a 2nd bachelor’s degree in EE, but it took him 3 more years. He got a job with Boeing. He couldn’t go for a masters in another engineering field and they only gave him 1 year of credit for his aviation BS. :(</p>