What are the Different Types of Engineering Degrees?

Engineering is a diverse profession that branches out into every industry that makes our world go round. For a high school student wanting to get into engineering, the choices can be rather daunting. While there is certainly the ability to change your mind later, picking the right degree from the get-go is always better. From electrical to civil engineering, every branch has subsets of technology that you can focus on.

The key is finding which degree path you want so that when it comes time to find a job, you can find something that you want to do with your life. Let’s take a look at the various choices you have for engineering education.

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[justaweirdguy]

I want to be an electrical engineer when I grow up. I wanna help make that arc reactor.

[charlesthompson]

Overall good video, but the content on chemical engineering is misleading. Chemical engineering is much more focused on upscaling and fine tuning large scale chemical processes than developing new chemicals. Development is more likely to be a chemist. The courses are more focused on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and chemical kinetics.

[ChrisJohnson-ncyi]

Dear Future Engineers,

This video is somewhat misleading. It pigeonholes specific degrees to specific industries. Once you have earned your ABET accredited engineering degree, you'll find there are many different industries where your knowledge is wanted/needed. I have a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, yet I work in the aerospace industry.

[guardsman-against-the-chaos]

See in school they only told us about chemical Engineering and they made it sound super boring just over watching screens in a plant. Like your Homer Simon but I was always interested in the other paths of engineering. Im glad I found this video.

[HimanshuSingh-ujtj]

The salaries are all misleading in the sense that they are all median salaries.
The highest paid engineers today are software engineers, electrical engineers and biotechnical engineers. But these facts are not based on the median salaries.
There are a lot of people working in software and electronics and thus the median go down in comparison to Mechanical and Civil engineers

[alexlim]

Wished this video was created 2 years back. There are a lot more different kinds of engineering, if anyone is actually looking for different kinds of engineering this video only focuses on the more common ones, do your own research. But great video overall 👍. Keep it up, let's go for 50k Subs.

[upvdovx]

The median pay is low. Key is to get your engineering degree then transition to sales.

[aryakeepsafe]

I was surprised to learn that engineering students have to work FAR HARDER and for longer hours than students studying for other degrees . They REALLY have to work at it, just saying . My brother is at university and knows engineering students there . Its no easy degree .

[Ryan-ixdt]

Where’d you get your info on the median salary? Electrical engineers median salary is more than mechanical and civil engineering.

[kllerswrd]

I’m currently a civil engineering major at the University of Texas at Austin. I’ve been interested in civil but I also like Aerospace. I am considering doing an internal transfer to aerospace but I’m not sure if it’s a good idea. Civil has amazing job security and is very broad and applicable no matter where you are, but Aerospace is much better money and is generally more interesting and combines a lot of fields like structures, mechanics, and electronics. I really can’t decide since I grew up with an interest in both.

[datboi_gee]

I have a question for anyone with experience in both mechanical and electrical engineering. I have interest in bits of both fields and am curious, would the study of mechanical engineering allow for a more intuitive understanding of electrical engineering? Like is there enough cross-over between the two fields to merit major study in both? My hope is that diving into mechanical engineering first would give me a well-rounded base for which to begin furthering my understanding of the electrical side of things. Is this a faulty assumption? Or is it worth it to know both?

Also, would working with robotics inherently utilize a mixture of knowledge from both fields? Because that is also something I find interesting and it would be a bonus to know I'd automatically be potent in the field having studied the other fields.

[asifmetal]

No dislike. I'm glad to see this. This is so rare for any video not to get a dislike.

[Kpa-xchjururi]

I was planning on majoring in chemical engineering, but im doubting if it’s still valid and demanded for the future, and which one is better ChemE or ChemE technology ?

[geetharavi]

Can u plz put about the different types of medical degrees

[sivunomndzebele]

Can u post videos on automotive engineering

[WordUpThat]

chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, industrial & in some cases economic this can fall under industrial.

[mikey]

Are you a mechanical engineer? Your videos seem like something a geeky mechanical engineer would make :3

Edit:1:58 in and that caught me by surprise x3 why that one(don't wanna spoil it for anyone reading) :3

[sivunomndzebele]

I want to be a robotics engineer or mechanical pls give me more info on these two types of engineering and degrees needed for each of them and subjects to partake in.

[arpanmanek]

Can u pls give a detailed info on Artificial Intelligence

[kingpoki]

does anyone know what degree i need for making and designing electrical products like for example a smartphone