Help Choosing a Major at Alabama

Nicknicholas
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 04:18:51 +0000

How set are you on being a doctor? Without the pre-med requirements, it is manageable to double-major in both Math and Computer Science with that many credits coming in. Likewise, a math minor can easily be added to any of the majors you listed. The University Scholars program (And STEM to MBA) is covered by the NMF scholarship as far as I know. According to BLS.gov, mechanical engineers make on average $80,000 a year while software engineers make $94,000. US news says both have around a 3% unemployment, but computer science jobs are projected to grow faster. Ultimately, all the major choices you listed are very marketable and high paying.

It is pretty common for someone with an engineering degree to go to into med school. Alabama has a pre-med track in their chemical engineering program, and a very large number of Chemical engineers do intend to go to med school. In fact, students in physics and certain engineering degrees have higher average MCAT scores than many students in traditional pre-med majors like biology & chemistry.

I recommend going to Degreeworks (go to Mybama and then the student tab) to plan a rough schedule of what classes you will take in college and play around with your options.