<p>As an undergrad major, would biomedical or mechanical engineering be more useful as a degree. Biomedical engineering seems more interesting to me, although, i'm not sure if a BME degree is as useful as a ME degree?</p>
<p>Thanks for reading!</p>
<p>Go for mechanical. From what I’ve read over and over again, a bachelor’s in BME is a bit too specific and is something that is better pursued at the graduate level. You can still get into biomedical engineering with a mechanical engineering degree (biomechanical), plus you have all of the other avenues that mechanical provides. If you are truly passionate about biomedical engineering and also really like mechanical, do your bachelor’s in mechanical while taking your tech electives in biomedical related courses and pursue BME at the masters level (or beyond if you’re up to it).</p>
<p>I completely agree with Soclydeza.</p>
<p>At many (not all) colleges undergraduate BME curriculum is mostly made up of courses which are watered down versions of courses offered by mainstream engineering/science departments and somewhat looked down upon by potential employers in the medical device industry.</p>
<p>University of Washington has a very good BME department but a vast majority of students entering the program at undergrad level have been premeds. However, I see a change in the trend with the emergence of a new interdisciplinary program called Molecular Engineering. So, if a particular BME program gives you an option to focus on topics related to molecular engineering then it might be worth considering. Setting up a molecular engineering program is a huge investment requiring vibration-free lab setup and only a very few colleges have this.</p>
<p>Smart advice in posts Nos. 1 and 2.</p>
<p>It’s possible to get a BME job with a B.S., but folks in the field say its the graduate degree holders whom get that first viable, substantive BME job.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses!
I decided to go with mechanical engineering! :)</p>
<p>From what I know companys rather pure engineers and then train them in what they need to do. A department head told me that they make prosthetics the mechanicals work on the joints and electricals/CS majors configure the electronics/programming etc… Ofcourse there is more to it but just to give you an idea</p>