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Which degrees would you recommend for someone who's interested in Chemistry and the Beauty / Luxury Goods Industry (Cosmetics/Pharmaceuticals/Textiles...) ?

I'm applying for Chemical Engineering in uni - I’m choosing this path because I love chemistry and I want a degree that leads to a high earning career, specifically in the beauty and cosmetics industry (like L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, etc.).

However, I've been told by current students that the math and physics are really hard, and I'm scared that I will drop out since I'm not the best at these subjects. Also, they claim that there isn't much chem in the degree anyway.

I'm mainly choosing ChemE for the salary (as opposed to a regular chem degree), and for it being a 'general' engineering degree which allows for branching out into varying industries.

I would like to work in a fun, sensory, and creative environment, collaborating with marketing and design teams, rather than sitting behind a computer doing stressful heavy simulation or structural modeling... Yet I feel like that's incompatible with the salaries I want.

So which degree or studies would you recommend for me?

Thanks!


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Michael’s Answer

I think your expectations are not aligned with the reality of an engineering degree
A chemical engineering degree is going to require a very high level of proficiency in math/calculus and physics and chemistry
You really won’t find a tougher undergraduate curriculum
If you are not up to the task you should probably choose a business major and go into cosmetics from that angle
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