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Is electrical engineering a good major?

Should I Double Major in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering?

  • Should I double major in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and if so what are the pros and cons of each. Will it be really hard to do both and if so how much harder ...show more

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    It isn't bad, I do both. I word of caution. Employer expectations, two jobs, one paycheck. That was my Dad's advise. He is 70 now and a right smart fellow. Do you want to be known as a Jack or all trades and master of none? There is a lot of perceived weakness from new grads when we hire you from college all filled with piss and vinegar but totally unproductive. Become an expert at one field technically, become repected for it. Then if you are bored branch out. Thee is alot more to know than the theory; application, management, people skill, contract negotiation and conflict resolution, these will make you far more successfull than two degrees. Keep it real buddy, drop me a line if you want more of my opinions. I've been at it 20 years now.

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i would recommend it if u r up to the challenge. a lot more options will be available and u can make more creative and more ingenious ideas and get a better pay. but it will still be a lot of work.

Mogli

Honestly, you'll be either very stressed out or in school for a long time. There is not a lot of overlap between the two (other than math and physics), they are both very broad and distinct fields. Which are you more excited about? I'm an EE, working on my PhD. I do things with statistical signal processing. If you like differential equations and are good at differential equations ---mechanical engineering is good for you. If you like other sides of math, like probability, fourier analysis--EE will give you lots of that. Remember, EE is way more than circuits. Look into it. Some areas are.. Circuits Signals processing Control Robotics

UNC Asheville has a Mechatronics program with NC State that combines Electrical, Computer and Mechanical Engineering into one program.

cmartin0203

I have mixed feelings on that. I've been an EE for about 10 years; on the one hand, I feel my education could have been deeper to prepare me for the real world. On the flip side, most of being an engineer, in my experience, is knowing how to think and solve problems. You certainly don't memorize all the examples! A more useful (and profitable) idea may be to get one engineering degree, then work on your MBA.

Dee B

listen to btc - he hit it on the head

College Guy

I think you should start with one and see how it goes. In the first two years, most students actually finish their fundamental required courses in math and sciences which are pretty much same in all engineering courses. I think towards the end in your second year, you can actually take some decent level engineering courses in both feilds and see how they match up to your abilities and decide from there.

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