<p>I'm about to go to college and I'm very interested in petroleum and civil engineering. I was set on petroleum but I've heard mixed reviews over the future of the industry. Some say it's going to dry up, others say it won't for 50 years. I've also heard a lot of pete. e's will be retiring so a lot of spots will open up. Civil is much more stable. My ultimate goal is to be the ceo of an engineering company/firm, so an MBA someday. I think civil would be better for this. But I like everything about petroleum. I think it'd be awesome to work on rigs and the schedule also interests me. (3 weeks on, 3 weeks off for an example) Maybe even travel a little too because I'd love to see the world. Preferably work mostly in Texas though. Any input? What are some major petroleum engineering firms?</p>
<p>Also maybe bachelors in one masters in other one?</p>
<p>Oil isn’t drying up anytime soon. Go with what you’re most interested in. I wouldn’t get a masters in engineering if you plan to get an MBA.</p>
<p>But is there any managerial positions in major businesses through petroleum engineering?</p>
<p>The CEO of Exxon is a Civil Engineer… I’d say it’s possible.</p>
<p>By the time you’re being considered for a position like that your undergrad degree isn’t going to be anywhere near as important as your work experience/performance. Go to all the top oil companies’ website’s and read up on their execs.</p>
<p>Petroleum companies do hire civil engineers.</p>
<p>I know that but by petroleum engineering I mean extracting. I may do civil as undergrad and pete. as grad school.</p>
<p>But why do civil at all?</p>
<p>As a backup. Do you happen to know any schools that offer 5 year bs in petroleum to mba?</p>
<p>You won’t need a back-up. I have no idea why so many high school/college kids want to spend so much time in school, get your degree and start making money and getting experience. Getting an MBA before any work experience is going to be pretty much useless. Why would you do that?</p>
<p>Because it’d be cheaper than normal.</p>
<p>And it’s something I want to get in my life. I guess it would suffice as a backup.</p>
<p>Won’t be cheaper if it’s useless though. Why would you get a Masters in Business Administration if you have never worked before. Think about it. Any decent school is going to require some work experience in order for you to get into their program, if they don’t, well then they’re just gladly taking your money and don’t really care much about whether or not you will succeed. You get an MBA to move in to a management type position within your field or to make a career change to finance/consulting etc. You will not get a management position straight out of undergrad so why are you getting the MBA?</p>
<p>For my future hopes as stated earlier.</p>
<p>lol okay I’ll let someone else tackle this one, clearly I’m not getting across to you.</p>
<p>No I understand what you’re saying I was just stating my reason for wanting one. I’d like to work management someday.</p>
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Then get an MBA someday, NOT straight out of college. Work for a couple years, get some experience, then start looking into MBA programs.</p>
<p>CG, I was just about to answer your other thread then I saw this. First, you<em>of</em>eh offered an excellent suggestion and one I was going to make on that other thread. Check out the website of the companies in the industry that interest you and read up on their executives. For example, I just looked up the President of Chevron. He has a BS in agricultural engineering and an MBA. The President of Marathon Oil is has a degree in geology.</p>
<p>Also, I agree with you<em>of</em>eh, get some experience before you go for the MBA. If you go to work for one of the large petroleum companies, in all probability, they will have tuition reimbursement plans, so getting the MBA when you get your engineering degree won’t necessarily be cheaper. Getting a job in the industry will also help you in your MBA studies. </p>
<p>Here is a website that might help you.
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<p>The real key part of your initial post here is “But I like everything about petroleum. I think it’d be awesome to work on rigs and the schedule also interests me. (3 weeks on, 3 weeks off for an example) Maybe even travel a little too because I’d love to see the world. Preferably work mostly in Texas though.” What I get from this ia that a degree in petroleum engineering would be the ticket for you.</p>
<p>Do you guys think that an employer would pay for me pursuing the northwestern mmm program?</p>