Best major to get in the Biotech industry?

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<p>I am very confused about what to major in at this point. My original thought was to major in Bioengineering, but I keep hearing about how that's a terrible idea; nobody can get a job with a bioengineering degree. So, I thought I'd switch to mechanical/electrical engineering. I hear that can get you a biotech related job. But when I look at the courses one would take with that major, it doesn't make sense; there's little to no biology at all, so why would I get a job in biotech..? </p>

<p>My options are stick with ME/EE, go back to Bioengineering (which I'm not so sure about is a good idea) or switch to an entirely new major, like Chem. E, Biochem, possibly neuroscience or nanotechnology. </p>

<p>My fears of majoring in just a plain bio/biotech for undergraduate is that I can't get a job with just a biology degree- even with grad school I fear the market for those with just a bio degree is closing. </p>

<p>I'll likely be going to Syracuse University, so any of those majors (or even something unlisted) would be viable. I just need some ideas and a lot of help.</p>

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<p>ChemE is probably your best bet. That allows you to work in a variety of industries.</p>

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<p>Computer science/math. Fill up with as many bioinformatics classes/computational biology/genomics as you can and any software engineering classes. Ever heard of 23andMe?</p>

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<p>Biochemistry with a minor in computer science or EE. It’ll improve your lab skills.</p>

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<p>Yeah I’m doing biotech for the reason that the natural science majors have a hard time finding a job with only a BS. What I’ve been hearing is CS majors can work in almost any field, because they all require computing. </p>

<p>You could easily go with a degree in Math/CS/EE with a minor in Bio/Biochem or vice versa.</p>

<p>So even though I’m doing biochem, I’m taking additional math courses so I can focus my studies in bioinformatics/biostats.</p>