<p>I want to become an Aeronautical Engineer in the future, so when I go to college, does it matter whether i major in mechanical or aerospace? would mechanical with an aerospace concentration be seen differently than an aerospace major? i plan on doing plenty of research in college too</p>
<p>That depends a lot on what you hope to do in the aerospace industry. Different majors will lead into different jobs better within the industry, especially in undergrad.</p>
<p>Aerospace engineering is essentially just a flavor of mechanical engineering that has been focused specifically on aerospace applications, so in general, you will know slightly better how to apply the concepts to aerospace. There is a lot of terminology that you pick up in aerospace that you wouldn’t in mechanical, though most of that you could just pick up on the job anyway. Honestly, you can’t really go wrong with either one. With aerospace, you are going to be slightly more marketable in aerospace than mechanical, but with mechanical you keep your options open a little bit more in case you don’t end up wanting to do aerospace or in case the industry tanks. It is really just a personal choice you have to make.</p>
<p>Personally, I did mechanical engineering for my undergrad and am now in grad school for aerospace engineering. If you can go from mechanical to aerospace for grad school, then you can definitely do it for industry.</p>
<p>This topic comes off very often. </p>
<p>If you are dead-set on ASE than go ahead and major in ASE. However a MechE degree gives you options if you change your mind and can be combined with an ASE Masters.</p>