Which engineering major would have the most prospects in NY?

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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>I'm in my freshman year of my chemE degree and am curious if i'd have many job prospects in NY with this major? If not, which engineering major would have the best job prospects (besides CS)?</p>

<p>Not necessarily in the heart of Manhattan, but within an hour drive to NYC.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any replies</p>

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<p>I believe in the state of NY civil is very popular.</p>

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<p>If you go into a top school (top 20), any engineering degree can get you into finance.</p>

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<p>I had one interview in Manhattan for a summer internship that was somewhat ee related. It had to due with microcontrollers and signal processing. Those types of jobs are pretty hard to come by in the city though.</p>

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<p>Computer Science by far. Follow your passion. Don’t just choose a major because of it’s prospects, although you should always look into that factor once you’ve decided upon something you like.</p>

<p>With respect to NY,
EE, MechE,CE, BME are miles behind CS in terms of demand and growth. A CS degree from a reputable Engineering school could provide you more opportunities than the first 2 or 3 major Engineering disciplines combined. Th majority of the EE senior senior class from 2 separate schools complained the only industry that actively was scouting for them was the Finance industry. Even the major Long Island companies, that generally recruited EE’s now prefer CS majors. I heard this directly from a Northrop Grumman recruiter on campus.</p>

<p>Some food for thought:
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/nyregion/new-yorks-tech-industry-tops-us-in-growth-study-finds.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/nyregion/new-yorks-tech-industry-tops-us-in-growth-study-finds.html&lt;/a&gt;
Again, choose what you enjoy. If you love what you do, you will be fine. You asked for the most prospects; and that’s what tailored my response.</p>

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<p>EE majors do get recruited, but for CS positions in NYC. There’s also plenty of civil engineering firms in NYC. Outside of those two fields, there’s not too much.</p>

<p>I went to school in NYC and I’m having difficulty thinking of anybody still in the city that’s not in the CS field, finance or construction industry.</p>

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<p>I knew 12 EE seniors, and now 8 of them work at a bank in Manhattan. 2 of them got job offers as Software Engineers(only because they were CS minors, that practically completed all the core classes) and 1 is unemployed. This, in my opinion, is the ground reality for EE’s in NY. Most career surveys at top notch Engineering schools seem to agree with my observations above. There is just so much more you can do with a degree in CS, complemented with an EE minor just for kicks. Situations in other states might be different. EE is struggling from low enrollment in my school, while CS is increasing their standards for admittance in the major.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses everyone,</p>

<p>I guess i’ll have to try and get my NY fix by attending grad school nearby.</p>

<p>I know PetE normally have to work in undesirable remote areas a lot of the time, please tell me its not that bad for the chemE guys? I don’t want to be on an oil rig hundreds of miles from civilization.</p>

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<p>ChemE is versatile enough to work in a lot of industries. Including oil, if that’s how you roll.</p>

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<p>Again, most people doing engineering at an NY school like NYU/Columbia end up in finance/consulting. So it doesn’t matter what type of engineering for those kinds of jobs.</p>