<p>I have to declare my major in a couple days, and I've narrowed it down to Computer Engineering and Bioengineering (i know, two very different majors). I was wondering if anyone has any input on which major would be better for later on in life (job outlook)? Or which major would be more useful? Or if anyone has any extensive knowledge about Bioengineering. Any information would be helpful. Thx.</p>
<p>The consensus is to major in EE undergrad and get a masters/PhD in bioE (if you want to pursue it).</p>
<p>Bioengineering is generally considered too young and broad of a field for undergraduates. Take it from me, I'm a bioengineering major.</p>
<p>Sax, are you sure you're not thinking about biomedical engineering?</p>
<p>ken, I'm still a sophomore so I have time to decide, but I'm leaning towards law school right now. Bioengineering is really interesting, though, and I'm going to start researching this summer...maybe it'll change my mind.</p>
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ken, I'm still a sophomore so I have time to decide, but I'm leaning towards law school right now. Bioengineering is really interesting, though, and I'm going to start researching this summer...maybe it'll change my mind.
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<p>I think he might be asking whether or not you are confusing bioengineering with biomedical engineering?</p>
<p>Whoops, didn't see that. Anyway, no, I'm not confusing the two...biomedical engineering is just one subset of bioengineering that tends to deal with medical devices.</p>
<p>Minor in one of them instead?</p>
<p>At most places, there is no distinction between bioengineering and biomedical engineering. The focus is usually on medical applications. </p>
<p>ohhh. i always thought bioengineering had more to do with the earth, soil, and agriculture. oops...</p>
<p>It can be, depending on the school and the faculty/departments available... some places might call it "agricultural engineering" to distinguish it from other areas of bioengineering. At some schools, agricultural engineering (along with biomedical, bioprocess, environmental, etc.) might be concentrations you take within the bioengineering major.</p>
<p>OP: see if you're really interested in what your school has to offer with regards to classes within bioE and CE... if your bioE program is specialized enough (like s1185's post suggests) both majors are going to be useful for different areas and different reasons.</p>
<p>as for job outlook... there's this: [url=<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#outlook%5DEngineers%5B/url">http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#outlook]Engineers[/url</a>]
and you might also want to look at post-graduate surveys from recent bioE and CE majors if your career center offers them.</p>