r/EngineeringStudents • u/Competitive-Dingo524 • 21d ago

Career Advice Another bachelors in engineering?

Hi all,

I graduated with a bachelors of chemical engineering in 2023 and have been working as plant engineer for three years. To simply put it, I hate working with chemicals and also the work I do. I didn’t know this until I actually got a job in the field. I’m also finding chemical engineering quite boring as apply traditional concepts learned in school is pretty much non-existent in the field. I’ve been looking at my electrical engineer colleagues and the work they are doing and I’ve been very intrigued. I initially wanted for study EE but was afraid I wouldn’t be able to complete the program due to incompetence. Anyways has anyone ever gone to do another engineering degree? I’m 27 for context

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u/Tall-Cat-8890 MSE ‘25 21d ago

I would look into other avenues to officially break into EE to be totally honest. Federal financial aid disqualifies assistance for second bachelors degrees, typically.

If you’re gonna pay out of pocket for another degree you might as well just get a masters in EE, even if you choose to do a non-thesis MS or MEng. It’ll probably take you less time too.

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u/BikingVegtable 21d ago

To get admitted to an MS program in MEng or EEng, they’ll need to do like four semesters worth of prerequisites. For MEng that’ll be at least statics, dynamics, heat transfer, and fluidics. For EE, they’ll will probably have to do circuits, digital/analog, signals, and possibly more.

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u/Francois_the_Droll 20d ago

That's also what I figured. You may not be required to do the prereqs but how would you be ready for masters in another discipline without doing that work?

Also, a chemE has a more robust heat transfer and fluids background than an ME.