re: Masters in Civil Engineering

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I am mainly interested in water resources(waste water, storm water, filtration)

I suppose knowing I want to do something regarding water a Masters Degree is best option.

I primarily focused on Water/Storm/Wastewater and Environmental. My goal at the time was to get a job with Ducks Unlimited even though they only hired PE's (at least at that time). I also took extra classes on transportation and land surveying. I was completely burned out by the time I graduated and said I would never take another class. Six months later I was taking pre-reqs for my MBA. I would say if you can fit it in your schedule go ahead and take Corporate Finance, Org Behavior and Marketing classes if you can. I spent the first 6 years doing consulting engineering and then the next 10 managing development of large scale resort properties. Hiring the engineers, architects, landscape architects, marketing research firms, etc and would usually stay on that project until we the main infrastructure was complete and the golf clubhouse was complete, then I would on to the next resort.

I can not imagine what it would be like to still spending every day sitting in front of a computer doing design. I was fortunate enough to be squared away enough that I could move to a location I liked and just manage consult on projects in conservation/recreation. I still help out with emergency management after hurricanes, but I expect I am going to start doing less and less of that because it conflicts with the hunting seasons here.

Engineering school isn't easy. Expect to be studying while others are going to games, etc. Also don't take just the minimum required. Load up on classes (like corp finance, etc) where you can. And finally just remember, you don't have to know exactly what you want to do or where you want to be, the key is to always know you are going in the right direction. Good luck to you.

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If you go civil, get your masters in geotechnical engineering. Very stable career

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