Concern with being in Industrial Engineering

50N40W
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:40:01 +0000

A couple thoughts…
First, IE seems to me a solid background for starting a company. Typically you will have some classes on financial modeling and cost/benefit analysis. If starting a business is really the goal, it might be better to take a couple of business classes…accounting, business law, etc. even if you have a specific business in mind.

If you actually want the knowledge and can afford it, the extra semester might be worthwhile, but unless you really prefer computer over industrial engineering, I don’t think I’d switch majors. Thinking a little longer term, you might be able to do graduate work in either CS or OR with the IE undergrad/CS emphasis. Although I know that wasn’t the question.