Why does everyone major in engineering?

[ucbalumnus]

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@Vladenschlutte

How much does it pay
Stress Level/Working hours
Accessibility of the career path (how easy is it to get into the field)
And how interesting the work is</p>

<p>Engineering stacks up very well against most fields in 3 out of 4 metrics. So it makes sense that a lot of people would want to go into it.

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<p>Well, a lot of people find it inaccessible (cannot handle the rigor of the major, or cannot handle the level of math and science required), and/or do not have that much interest in doing it. That likely keeps the actual numbers of students in engineering low.</p>