BME Maryland/Pitt/Northeastern

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>I am planning on majoring in biomedical engineering but can't decide between a few schools. Which school, out of UMaryland, UPitt and Northeastern is the best for my major? Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure about those schools but if you have the stats, you should apply to Johns Hopkins</p>

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<p>UMD does not offer biomedical engineering; it offers “bioengineering,” however.</p>

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<p>Pitt, for sure. i applied BME as well (not to Pitt, though)</p>

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<p>thank you so much everyone!
11cookb, where did you apply if you don’t mind me asking?</p>

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<p>I can tell you that Pitt is ranked 21st in the US News’ undergrad bioengineering rankings, and in the grad rankings Pitt is tied for 12th which give you an idea about the reputation and strength of the department, at least in their perception. Pitt is also in the top 5 of all institutions for NIH funding, which all tells you how much bioscience research is going on there (behind only Harvard, Hopkins, Penn, and UCSF).</p>

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<p>Biomedical engineering=Bioengineering. It’s really just a specification, leaning away from devices and more towards the human/medical aspect. If you’re just doing it trying to get an edge on med school, you might find the program too tough and too harsh on your GPA. Those kids pretty much dropped out first semester. </p>

<p>But Bioengineering at UMD isn’t up there yet but if you pay attention to how fast its climbed for the short time it’s been an accredited major, you’d see that it can really go places. You learn all the things that any mechanical engineer would learn plus the sciences part. So if you decide the bioengineering isn’t really your thing junior year, you could probably still get a job at a firm doing plain engineering (if you want to be a bioengineer, you’re most likely going to need some sort of advanced degree).</p>

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<p>I applied and got accepted to university of Michigan’s college of engineering, which I’m really excited about! Good luck with your decision!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much everyone this is extremely helpful! Good luck with all of your college decisions :)</p>