Bioengineering versus Chemical Engineering?

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<p>I am currently a female student at UCLA and am deciding between Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering w/ a biomedical option. I eventually want to go to either law school or business school and work in the biotech industry. I am having a really hard time deciding because the Bioengineering department sounds more interesting, but I've heard from a few people that chemical engineering is a more established field. Plus UCLA's bioengineering department is really new.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Does one look a lot better than the other when applying to law or business school? I mean with either major I'll be doing the same thing.</p>

<p>Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Certainly ChemE is more established. But Bioengineering sounds more like what you want to do.</p>

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I eventually want to go to either law school or business school and work in the biotech industry

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<p>The ulitmate goal you state tells me that you should pick the school you want to be in....for all reasons. MBA/JD means that your scientific knowledge is of use but you don't mention a PhD so it matters little. Familiarity is what you will acquire and then speciality in professional program.</p>