Engineering vs. Math -- What to major in?

pseudoghost
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:20:12 +0000

Some people have been advocating minoring in or taking a concentration in computer science. If you think you might end up on the computer side of things, you will be infinitely better off majoring in computer science, unless you want to work your ass off earning the additional credits to show proficiency in computing. Most companies won’t consider someone without a comp sci degree unless they have a lot of courses on their transcript for entry level work.

Another note on engineering: You must have an engineering degree from an accredited institution to sit for professional licensure. In some fields of engineering you cannot advance further unless you are professionally licensed. This is something that you should consider strongly if you think you might want to go into engineering for work. Math kind of leaves you high and dry here.