<p>I've noticed that some colleges offer a major in bioengineering while others offer a major in biomedical engineering. What is the difference between the two, if there is any?</p>
<p>(Taken from Wikipedia):
Biological engineering (also biosystems engineering and bioengineering) is a broad-based engineering discipline that deals with bio-molecular and molecular processes, product design, sustainability and analysis of biological systems. Generally, bioengineering encompasses other engineering disciplines when they are applied to living organisms (e.g., prosthetics in mechanical engineering). Bioengineering is often synonymous with biomedical engineering, though in the strict sense the term can be applied more broadly to include food engineering and agricultural engineering. Biotechnology also falls under the purview of the broad umbrella of bioengineering.</p>
<p>So there is a slight difference, but not much.
I guess it's like EECS (electrical engineering and computer science) compared to ECE (electrical and computer engineering). They're pretty much the same ****.</p>
<p>From what my friends at UCSD are taking, BE tends to be fabrication and desing of biological membranes, proteins, modification of foods, etc. BME seems to be more of medical device fabrication and design such as pacemakers, artificial heart valves, etc.</p>
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<p>What makes more money?</p>
<p>Generally, BME focuses on mechanical/materials engineering applied to medicine.</p>
<p>BE has a broader focus.</p>
<p>But in actuality, the two are basically the same.</p>