<p>Hey,</p>
<p>So I got accepted into Syracuse University for bioengineering and I have the option to swtich to chemical engineering or mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>I'm rethinking my choice, because in the future I see myself working on creating a longer lasting and better working artificial heart, but i've heard a lot of about being harder to find a job with a B.S. in bioengineering.
I also plan to go to grad school, so I'm wondering what I should do.</p>
<p>In the forums people are saying that it's best to go with chemical engineering or mechanical and then specialize in biomedical engineering in grad school.</p>
<p>Please help!</p>
<p>BioE, esp. at my school, will be more relevant to your dream of improving upon artificial hearts. However, you should keep in mind the fact that your research interests will change in college.</p>
<p>I don’t think it makes too much of a difference what your undergrad degree (as long as it is in an engineering discipline) is in if you are set on going to grad school in BioE. Most PhD programs require you to pass a set of exams to prove you are sufficiently well versed in the basics of the discipline before you can embark upon your dissertation research. Whether you were a BioE, a ChemE or a MechE, you will be required to fill in all the holes in your knowledge during your PhD program.</p>