<p>I might be consider of double majoring in biomedical and mechanical because one, I want to build a hybrid cars (I always thought it was pretty cool), 2nd, I always want to help people to improve their lives maybe like making drugs or building a medical machine, and 3rd, my dream is working for NASA as an engineer or scientists. Space have always fascinate me and finding planets would be cool. If space is not the option, I don't mind helping scientists to find alternate fuel sources for the Earth. Should I double major or pick one or another? Did anyone done this before?</p>
<p>Pick one, it would be pointless to double major. You might also want to focus on one of your dreams/goals because all three are on different tracks.</p>
<p>pick one, take some classes in the other if you’re interested. biomedical should involved some mechanical if you’re going the devices route. less so if you focus in biomolecular. mechanical will give you a broader background, but both will give you the engineering degree and skillset. take advantage of projects, research, and internships to help you decide. i’ve also found that many people take a class in a field they’re interested in but end up hating the material or the related work.</p>
<p>so in what situation would it be important to double major in biomedical and mechanical? I want do double major in the same degrees because i heard a bachelors in BME wont provide good job opportunities and am not sure if i can afford to go to graduate school.</p>
<p>^ If you absolutely think doing both is beneficial.
Nobody will stop you if you find both interesting. I just don’t think it’s good to major in BME and Mechanical as undergraduate. However, I find it makes sense to major in Mechanical and computer engineering for my friend who is interested in robotics and AI (and she’s in robotics team).</p>
<p>Graduate school? There are companies that are willing to put you on non-thesis graduate program 
If you are not sure graduate school, then get a job afterward. Most people choose to get a job to afford their graduate studies.
This is also a reason why it’s better to major in a different engineering if you are not sure about BME’s opportunity in the first place.</p>
<p>what year are you?</p>
<p>People who double major in engineering typically have a 10% greater salary than single engineering majors.
I dont know much about BME but i’ve read from several people that it’s worth getting a masters in it for finding a job.</p>
<p>Ok, you have a ton of interests. You need to search within yourself and find a certain area that interests you most and go from there. There is a big difference between space exploration and pharmaceuticals.</p>
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<p>Where did you get that figure?</p>
<p>And to the OP, definitely figure out which one of those you would like to follow by taking classes in the respective disciplines.</p>
<p>Also, important to note. The people working on alternative fuel sources are largely chemical engineers. This includes batteries for hybrid vehicles. My school has a dual MS degree called “Engineering Sustainable Systems”, and the sustainable energy track is largely comprised of ChemE courses.</p>
<p>That’s not to say you can’t find work in the field with ME. You most definitely would be able to, but just a thought of something else you could look in to.</p>
<p>chasely:
<a href=“http://client.norc.org/jole/soleweb/delrossi_hersch.pdf[/url]”>http://client.norc.org/jole/soleweb/delrossi_hersch.pdf</a><br>
page 8 paragraph 3
“Males who have two business majors or have two engineering majors earn more than 10 percentage points higher relative returns than males with single business or engineering majors.”</p>
<p>I forgot about the ‘male’ part</p>
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<p>Holy smokes, an actual reference! Thanks for providing that. </p>
<p>It would be interesting to see the difference in earnings between people with two engineering majors and a person that has a BSE and MSE, but in different disciplines. I’m thinking in reference to the OP, where he could get a BSE in MechE and an MSE in BME.</p>
<p>Yeah that would be interesting. Doesn’t it seem like there would be more studies / data on this type of stuff? There doesnt seem to be a whole lot :P</p>