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If you want to work in motorsports, as an engineer, go to a school that has programs associated with motorsports. I got a degree in mechanical engineering, thinking that the degree, combined with my loads of racing experience, would get me the job I want. It didn't, the lack of specialized work in college killed me.
I went to my state school because it was cheaper. The school had no Formula SAE program, and no faculty involved in high performance automotive work. I tried to start a Formula SAE program but met with faculty push back.
When I graduated and tried to get a job in motorsports, I found out that I had not punched the right tickets and I was dead in the water.
So before you go to school, find out before hand what you need to do, make some connections in the industry, stay in contact with these people and make sure that the winds don't shift while you are in school.
On the plus side, my degree did get me a job that pays enough that I can race sprint cars.
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