bioengineering/ biotech penn or cornell or columbia

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<p>I have just been accepted to Penn for the master of biotechnology program (interdisciplinary between life sciences and engg with more engg courses and a course at wharton) and cornell biomedical engg m.e. I know cornell has a better engg school but penn has a good bioengg program/biotech. cornell's biomed engg program is relatively new so it isn't in the rankings yet. How would these schools then compare for biomed engg/biotech?</p>

<p>I also just got accepted to the biotechnology MA program at columbia (part of biological sciences but can take electives in many different areas as well, including a course or two at their business school). Does anyone here have any idea how this program is, job opportunities after it, etc etc. </p>

<p>Its a tough choice between these schools. Also, I am not that keen on staying in the engineering field forever....so I need to know what would be the best choice from the perspective of getting into business school eventually. I would really appreciate any input from you guys.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>You should really think about what you want to do after graduation. If you want to work as an engineer or scientist, the Biomedical Engineering M.Eng is probably better. It's more focus on the engineering. The other two programs sound more like preparing people who want to work for biotech firm on the business side. Both Penn and Columbia are great at business, so if you want to work as a consultant, then those programs are probably better than the M.Eng at Cornell. You can get into a good business school as an engineer or as a consultant. I personally would go for the M.Eng at Cornell. I believe that in the biotech field, you need a strong tech background in order to be a leader in the future. M.Eng will provide you with a stronger tech background.</p>