<p>I posted in biomedical forum, but didn't get much input so I'm trying here. My son is graduating with BME, but discovered too late the practically nonexistent job market for BME. Originally he had planned to continue with his MS in BME, but now wonders if an MS in ME would fill the gaps and increase his marketability in the medical device industry. At his undergrad all engineers took the same foundation the first two years so he's had things like thermodynamics, statics, electrical circuits, mechanics of deformable bodies, fluid mechanics, finite element. Would the MS in mechanical engineering fill most of the holes he missed in ME undergrad or should he continue with the BS in BME?</p>
<p>He should look at the entrance requirements for the school he is interested in. It is likely that there will be some remedial work but not too much. A Masters in ME is certainly good for finding jobs. However, if he is not that excited about ME, a Masters in BME should be a bit better for finding jobs.</p>
<p>Absolutely. An MSME will definitely set him up for ME jobs. My undergrad is in psychology but I decided to do an MSIE (lots of remedial work to get in). All the recruiters see is that I am pursuing an MSIE.</p>
<p>DNPP0710, sorry I can’t help with your inability to send private messages yet.</p>
<p>MS in BME is not a bad idea depending on the specific area of interest. As xraymancs pointed out, many take advantage of masters program to do some remedial work. An MS in BME with demonstrable analytic & programming skills will get attention of medical imaging device makers. For example, if the person doing MS in BME takes up medical image analysis as an area of focus and does adequate remedial work to gain in-depth knowledge in image processing/analysis, picks up related required skills such as Matlab programming or Cuda/OpenCL/OpenCV programming then that person would end becoming a very attractive candidate.</p>
<p>MSME would be much more broadly marketable than the BME degree he has now. We have a recent BME grad working out on the factory floor for roughly minimum wage having the same issue. He has found the market for new grad BMEs is largely nonexistent.</p>