Get a masters in engineering instead
Never ever goes out of style. Mech chem civ nuke etc
MSME. 98.
You’ll actually LEARN something in engineering. Really.
That requires real brains to comprehend higher level Calculus.
May as well tell little miss BA in Gender Studies to get an M.D. or L.D.
My company has been trying for months to find an EE to fill a position next to mine and no can do!
metallurgical engineering. Been good to me.
About engineering degrees. In the early 70s when I left active duty to finish my degree, the hot degree was anything in engineering and yes, it was an actual discipline you had to learn and practice. Everyone was going for one of the engineering degrees. Three years later when I graduated most BS in engineering grads couldn’t find work selling themselves on street corners. There was a glut of engineers. Fortunately, my major was in a hard science and even then with the economy as it was, I opted for a military commission and ended up in strategic nuclear ops for the rest of my career.
Demands for various disciplines rise and fall over time.
While I generally don’t value an MBA any higher than a lot of other degrees, there will again be demand for fresh, newly minted corporate weasels. Just not right now.
Our last Washington state quarterly report for PE’s reported that ZERO people sat for the fall 2018 PE in civil engineering. In my 18 years since I became licensed, it averages about 560-600 applicants with a pass rate close to 65%.
It has become quite the topic for my circle of engineering friends and colleagues.
My dad told me: Engineering,
There is always something that needs fixing, design or redesign.
Since 1982, I have been employed the entire time except for 3 months in ‘88 when I moved to CA and three months in 2014 when I took special training to improve my skill levels.
The downside is to really be good at it, you need to start early in basic problem solving.
By the time you hit High School, its usually way too late.
I was lucky.
Electronics, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering are the best.