ME for undergrad, Aerospace for grad?

[sam90]

if i were to get my BS in mechanical engineering, would that make it difficult for me to go to grad school for aerospace engineering? obviously it would be preferable to major in aerospace but since there arent too many schools offering the major and even fewer allowing transfers (im in junior college right now, planning to transfer next year). it might be easier to major in mechanical engineering which gives me more opportunities in terms of schools to transfer to. any feedback, advice would be much appreciated!

 

[eaglezfan187]

At my school mechs and aeros take 90% of the the same undergraduate courses. And no, it would not be too difficult to get a masters degree in aero, with an undergrad in mech.

 

[viscousflow]

Yea sure, ME and AE pretty much go hand in hand. It would probably be helpful to focus on fluid mechanics or turbomachinery if you want to go that route. I'm pretty sure its been repeated much around here but AE is just a specialized form of ME

 

[chingkui]

Agree with both posts. In fact, many schools have one MAE department rather than two separate entities.

 

[FAlonso]

Aerospace Engineer is essentially a Mechanical Engineer who only works with aero planes.

 

[priyas37]

yeah that is exactly what I am doing right now. I was skeptical too but I am pursuing masters in aerospace b/c it's most appealing to me