Ankita, India AddedThursday, April 16, 2015 at 9:57 AM Bachelor's degree in Civil and Master's degree in Environmental Engineering Hey, I am ankita from india. I read your few interviews. I'm very impressed. I mean a successful female civil engineering is rare. Actually I gave my 12th exam. And further interested in civil or environmental engineering. I heard from my friend that doing Bachelor's degree in civil and Master's degree in environmental engineering is more good and as more scope. Is it fine if I do only environmental engineering in B.E and in M.E? What are your views please guide me. Related to Choosing a Degree, Civil, Environmental, Preparation for College Reset Sort By Default Peggy Layne , Virginia Tech Answered Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 9:57 AM I'm not familiar with the engineering education system in India. Here in the U.S., a few schools offer undergraduate degrees in environmental engineering. I happen to have one, but the school no longer offers it. I found when I was interviewing for jobs after earning my bachelor's degree that some employers did not know what to do with an environmental engineering undergraduate degree. The faculty members in my department helped me to make connections with employers who were looking for environmental engineers. Today many civil engineering departments offer a concentration in environmental engineering within the civil engineering curriculum. The exact requirements vary by program, so it is worth looking closely at course requirements and talking with faculty members and students when you are deciding where to go to school and what program to pursue. From an employer's perspective, if I were looking to hire an environmental engineer, I would be more interested in hiring one with a master's degree than just a bachelor's degree, because bachelor's degrees in the U.S. have to include a variety of material. Even a specialized bachelor's in environmental engineering would not have the depth of course work and experience that a master's program offers. So, I would recommend the B.E. in civil engineering and the M.E. in environmental. I also worked for two years after my B.E. before going back to graduate school. I found that the perspective and experience of being out in the working world was very helpful and made me more focused on my graduate studies. Hope that is helpful, Peggy