Engineering.....Any engineering degree has a broad application, not necessarily just automotive.
I'm in my 3rd year at LTU (Lawrence Tech) in Mechanical Engineering...was going to do Automotive til it took a shit. They just started a Biomedical Engineering program (second in the state I think), and I plan on pursuing a dual degree with Mechanical Engineering with Alternative Fuel concentration and Biomedical Eng'g with a Mechanical concentration. That way I can work with alternative fuels, automotive safety systems, artificial organs, crash testing, hell even washing machines if I wanted/needed to.
Anyway, I figure either one of those degrees will leave some doors open for what career I want to do. And the good thing is, since they are both related so closely I can get 2 BS degree's in 5.5-6 years. You just HAVE TO BE GOOD IN MATH!