Applied mathematics or Electrical Engineering?

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I've made a decision to attend school locally, so as to save some cash.

I like the idea of the applied math degree, because I have a pretty big interest in math.

But, I'm worried about the ability to find employement afterwards.

Would going after an EE degree provide a better chance at getting a decent job?
 
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Or find a way to do both!

I studied physics initially, but did several courses in applied math. I then switched to nuclear engineering, and did additional courses in applied math. If one does physics or engineering, a strong background in applied math will help.
 
Defennnder said:
What kind of courses in applied maths do you think would help engineering students most?

What courses does your math department offer? You can take a gander at the catalog list and post them here.
 
It'll clog up this thread unnecessarily if I were to post the list here. regardless, perhaps I should ask if which of the following courses are important for electrical engineering, which I major in:

1. Advanced linear algebra (I've taken the introductory linear algebra course)
2. Mathematical analysis (Intro-level, for math majors)
3. Stats and probability
4. Set theory, group theory etc.

That's all I think that's available to me. I deliberately excluded calculus because I signed up for the engineering mathematics classes, which basically covers everything from what is known as Calc 1 to Calc 3 without going into details or proofs.