Is an aerospace engineering major limitting

da6onet
Tue, 28 May 2013 16:03:11 +0000

I’ve always viewed the aerospace degree as a way of saying to employers that you’re primarily interested in working on aircraft and/or spacecraft. That said, most non-engineering folks I talk with respect the degree as an indication of ability to handle complicated problems (as with most engineering degrees). I would imagine that as you move away from entry level jobs, the type of jobs you have will pigeonhole you more than the degree will. For example if your first couple of jobs out of college are working in industry x working on widget x, then it will be harder to get into industry y working on widget y than if you had started there initially.