Likelihood of making a career out of clean energy?

[bluesurge863]

So, here's the situation:

I'm a second-year engineering student at a not-exactly-prestigious school (Wright State University for the morbidly curious), and my current plan is to carry my education all the way through to a Master of Science in Renewable and Clean Energy. Do you really think it's worth it, given the state of the job market? Or do you think I should focus my attention elsewhere? I'd really love to do this, as I was a fan of green before green had fans, but at the same time, I'd also like to pay my bills.

So what are you think?

 

[fss]

What does a MS in Renewable and Clean Energy entail? Seems to me that you may be better served getting an MSME degree (or MSEE, depending on your focus).

 

[bluesurge863]

What does a MS in Renewable and Clean Energy entail? Seems to me that you may be better served getting an MSME degree (or MSEE, depending on your focus).

Well, the RCE degree actually is a MSME, just with a concentration on renewable energy technology, such as solar panel and wind turbine efficiency.

 

[twofish-quant]

Do you really think it's worth it, given the state of the job market?

It's bad everywhere, but I don't think it's particularly worse in clean energy. If they degree gives you generally useful skills, you should be able to get something regardless of how the markets turn out.

 

[Shaun_W]

I'd be a little weary of doing a specialised degree without the backing of actual employers in that field in-case the firms in that field aren't hiring when you graduate and other firms think that your degree is too specialised.