Vanessa, San diego AddedSunday, March 8, 2015 at 8:59 PM Does it make more sense to take civil than environmental engineering? Hello, I am currently in community college pursuing an environmental engineering degree. I don't know many people in the engineering field, so getting advice about becoming an engineer is difficult. I have a few questions I hope you'll be able to answer. My main goal is to be able to get a job after I graduate. I understand that experience/internships are necessary for getting hired. I'm very interested in soil, water and air protection which is why I chose environmental engineering. But I'm wondering if it might make more sense to get my degree in civil engineering. I've recently heard from an environmental engineering graduate that finding jobs are difficult. Their advice was to get a civil engineering degree instead because there are more job opportunities and I could work as an environmental engineer with that degree anyway. Please let me know if you have any insight. I was also wondering if it's necessary to get your graduate degree. People have mostly been telling me that experience matters more. Thanks for your help! Related to Choosing a Degree, Civil, Environmental, Merging Fields, Preparation for College Reset Sort By Default EngineerGirl Team , Answered Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 8:59 PM Answer submitted by Damayanti Chaudhuri: Vanessa, it's great to hear from you. I am a structural engineer and have not interfaced much with environmental engineers, but here's my two cents. Some of the attributes hiring managers look for in a fresh graduate include: a good school, good GPA, genuine interest in the subject (reflected either thru internships, volunteer work, research etc). My first advise for you would be, if possible, to transfer from community college to a bigger university because you will get better opportunities there. I think it's wise to go for a Civil major rather than environmental, that way you can also learn about geotechnical (since you're interested in soil) and even explore other areas of civil engineering. Masters can be useful, but if you want to gain experience at the same time, then consider doing it part time. And finally, work hard and dream big