Engineering Major(s): MSE vs ME mostly

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<p>Question is just for knowledge to pass onto a friend. I am not 100% sure about the engineering major I should tell him to apply into.</p>

<p>He is interested in the following:</p>

<p>-Tissue engineering. Working on engineering tissues such as organs, stem cell research, heart valves, etc. (I think BioE or even MSE?)</p>

<p>-Automotive, working on engines, safety tests, how to make the car more efficient.(ME all the way I told him)</p>

<p>-Petroleum industry(working to understand how to make a more efficient process for hydrofracking, all that good stuff for oil extraction mostly.(PetroE and ME I think?)</p>

<p>Anyway, he is also wondering about job prospects in them. I don’t know about MSE or BioE. Would MSE be able to land jobs like tissue engineers or working in the auto industry or even petro?</p>

<p>Or would ME be the way?</p>

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<p>I’m a MSE PhD and have been dealing with some of the world’s largest oil & automotive companies in the last few weeks (we’re trying to get projects funded by them), so, yes, you can do work with them as a materials engineer. The types of projects may be a little different than what a MechE would do (for example, making new types of materials to use in cars versus tweaking an engine or door hinge’s design), but those really large companies have a use for just about every kind of engineer.</p>