Biomedical engineering at Cornell? (vs Duke, Carnegie Mellon, and GA Tech)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>It is common knowledge that Cornell has one of the best engineering undergrad programs out of all colleges. However, how is their BME program? I know that GA Tech and Duke have some of the top ranked programs in BME. Although Duke in particular seems to lack in the overall engineering programs compared to the other 3 schools. Thoughts? And Carnegie Mellon too!</p>

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<p>there is no “biomedical engineering” undergrad major at cornell for starters. the closest you can get to a bme degree is by majoring in “biological engineering” and have a concentration in biomedical engineering (the other two options are bioprocess and bioenvironmental). </p>

<p>check out the handbook on the cornell website:
<a href=“http://www.bee.cornell.edu/cals/bee/degree-programs/undergraduate/upload/BE_UG_Handbook_Fall10_8_9_10_FINAL-2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bee.cornell.edu/cals/bee/degree-programs/undergraduate/upload/BE_UG_Handbook_Fall10_8_9_10_FINAL-2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>on a side note, just because one’s school “lacks” an overall engineering program doesn’t necessarily mean all of its engineering majors are bad. as a matter of fact, i think duke’s undergrad BME is ranked 2nd in the nation atm. but for your sake, i hope you don’t choose a school solely merely based on ranking</p>

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<p>Of course I’m not choosing based only on ranking! I’m just merely using it as a guide. The thing is, since Duke well… not lack, but isn’t the strongest at engineering, if I decide I don’t want to go the BME path, I would like a wide range of engineering choices.</p>

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<p>there is also a biomedical engineering minor that can be paired with any engineering major</p>

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<p>well, from what i’ve heard, even if you decide to change to a different engineering major, you really can’t go wrong with cornell. lets not forget the other wonderful non-engineering majors available as well, there’s always the internal transfer process.</p>

<p>i see what you mean with duke though. yes, it doesn’t really have the strongest overall engineering program. i know for a fact though at carnegie mellon and ga tech, they have both respectable engineering programs.</p>

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<p>Yup yup yup, the college search is quite exhausting! So many colleges to choose from, how will I find the “right” one.
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<p>Engineering at Carnegie Mellon is comparable to Cornell. The biomedical program there is weird though in that Biomedical Engineering is a major, but it can only be taken as a major if you double major in another engineering discipline. Just something to keep in mind.</p>