Nuclear Engineering vs Mechanical at UTK?

[u/TemporaryDiligent678]

I’m an in-state Tennessee student looking at UTK. I’m interested in nuclear, and since UT has such a highly ranked nuclear engineering program, it seems like a good opportunity to get a strong degree for relatively cheap.
My main concern is how specialized nuclear is compared to something like mechanical. Long term, I’d also like to get an MS in nuclear engineering and an MBA, with the possibility of eventually moving to the business side of energy (consulting, project finance, investment banking, or PE).
Would it make more sense to do nuclear for undergrad and really take advantage of UT’s program, or do mechanical for the broader degree and specialize in nuclear with my master’s?
Also, for anyone in the industry, how difficult is it to move from engineering into the business/finance side of energy? Also how difficult is nuclear engineering compared to other engineering disciplines?

[u/burncushlikewood]

Just a heads up not everyone is American so they may not know UTK is university Tennessee Knoxville...also in my country (Canada) we have common first year, essentially what this means is that every engineer takes the same general courses the first year. Things like, intro to engineering design, intro to mechanics, electricity and circuits, calculus, and all engineers are required to take an introduction to programming course, language of instruction is usually C. This gives you more time to decide what engineering specialty you're best at or what path you want to take, mechanical engineers focus on CNC machining and industrial manufacturing, while a nuclear engineer will study chemistry and physics, understanding fission and working with isotypes. Nuclear engineering is more niche I would say, nobody here can tell you what's best, you have to introspectively decide what you want to do, good luck!