<p>Hello everyone, I pose you this question:</p>
<p>1.) a school i am looking at offers both a b.s and b.a in biomedical engineering(the latter not ABET certified) - so is there any difference in terms of job prospects if i graduate w/ a b.a. instead of the b.s.?</p>
<p>Do the BS. You'll take more worthwhile classes and people won't ever ask why you got a BA in engineering.</p>
<p>go for BS, it is nobrainer. I can't believe BA in engineering exist. what school is that?</p>
<p>JHU, a very respectable school, as well as UofArizona</p>
<p>Dartmouth and Harvard also offer the choice between an ABET-accredited BS degree in engineering, vs. a non-ABET BA degree.</p>
<p>Some people feel that ABET engineering degrees are too "narrow", and require too much specialization at the undergraduate level. For such people the B.A. route may be an attractive alternative. If the B.A. is followed by an M.S. degree in engineering, then the total B.A. + M.S. combination will likely have equivalent or greater market value than the B.S. (though obviously it takes longer). </p>
<p>Engineering may be following the pattern of architecture. For architecture, you have a choice between the more specialized (but shorter) B.Arch. degree pathway, vs. the broader (but longer) B.A. plus M.Arch degree pathway.</p>
<p>insightful response, thanks Corbett, and everyone else</p>