Is it best to take environmental engineer bsc directly or use another degree to get into the field?
Hey there folks! I'm an international A level student soon applying to college and I wanted to apply to an environmental engineering bsc, but I've been noticing a lot on this sub Reddit that most of the people here mention they have a civil or chemical engineer bsc instead and got into the industry using them, though I may be misunderstanding them. (like, do you take an environmental engineer degree and can specialise into other aspects of it like the civil or chemical? Or literally came from a civil/chem background into the field)
Degree aside, I personally mostly want to work with water/air, whether it's waste management, water sustainability or air quality control and remediation.
Would it be better to get into that kind of work with another degree, or is environmental engineering still the more direct way to go about it? Is it possible to branch into other aspects using the same degree and not only purely do environmental work?
I'm not aiming for a top line high paying salary, but a predictable and stable job with good work life balance that's enough to comfortably live.
Thank y'all for your time and help in advance! 💖❤️