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Katie0918
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Hello,
I am new to this community and appreciate greatly any insight or guidance you may have.
I am currently in my fifth and final year pursuing my bachelor's in civil engineering with no emphasis. I've worked full-time and part-time for the past year for a larger local firm, and will continue to work part-time until I graduate. Their intentions, as well as mine, are to get hired and work full-time as an EIT (I've already passed the FE) and get my PE as soon as possible. My future career goals are to get into project management in a larger scale, and eventually work for an even larger national or international company. With this in mind, I'm considering a Master's of Science in Engineering Management degree at a rather prestigious private school. However, I have also considered an MBA at a more local/state school, or a MS in Civil Engineering at the same local/state school. Which of these three options would blend the best with a BS in Civil Engineering for my future career goals?
A few things to consider while contemplating:
-The company I work for will offer tuition reimbursement (not full, but some)
-The MSEM program will allow me to substitute some electives from their MS in CE program (which is great because I still LOVE the technical side of CE)
-The local/state school does NOT have an MSEM program
- If I did an MS in CE, I would choose an environmental/water emphasis, NOT structural or transportation (open to geotechnical).
- I currently work in Land Development doing site planning, utility design, grading, etc.
- I will be working FULL-TIME once I graduate with my BS, and pursue any of the three graduate programs PART-TIME
- I usually don't like using this as an advantage/disadvantage, but I feel it may be helpful in deciding: I am an extremely outgoing female who has natural communication skills.
Thank you so much in advance for any assistance.
I am new to this community and appreciate greatly any insight or guidance you may have.
I am currently in my fifth and final year pursuing my bachelor's in civil engineering with no emphasis. I've worked full-time and part-time for the past year for a larger local firm, and will continue to work part-time until I graduate. Their intentions, as well as mine, are to get hired and work full-time as an EIT (I've already passed the FE) and get my PE as soon as possible. My future career goals are to get into project management in a larger scale, and eventually work for an even larger national or international company. With this in mind, I'm considering a Master's of Science in Engineering Management degree at a rather prestigious private school. However, I have also considered an MBA at a more local/state school, or a MS in Civil Engineering at the same local/state school. Which of these three options would blend the best with a BS in Civil Engineering for my future career goals?
A few things to consider while contemplating:
-The company I work for will offer tuition reimbursement (not full, but some)
-The MSEM program will allow me to substitute some electives from their MS in CE program (which is great because I still LOVE the technical side of CE)
-The local/state school does NOT have an MSEM program
- If I did an MS in CE, I would choose an environmental/water emphasis, NOT structural or transportation (open to geotechnical).
- I currently work in Land Development doing site planning, utility design, grading, etc.
- I will be working FULL-TIME once I graduate with my BS, and pursue any of the three graduate programs PART-TIME
- I usually don't like using this as an advantage/disadvantage, but I feel it may be helpful in deciding: I am an extremely outgoing female who has natural communication skills.
Thank you so much in advance for any assistance.