<p>ok, so i'm a sophmore in BME and I'm in an MSE250 class...and at the beginning of the year, most of our class was BME's but now, i Know at least 10-15 people who have switched over to another engineering major (majority of whom are now IOE, some switched to MSE, and some to EECS/ChemE). Is a BME undergrad that bad? I realize you can't do much with it and you have to get a Master's but all these people switched out because the general consensus here is that a its better to get a "broader" undergrad degree... I mean I know I wanna BME but with all these people switching out, I'm starting to question my decision a little bit. Any advice? Anyone here knowledgable on this topic?</p>
<p>it’s a very overrated field, has been for years. there has been talk that it’s the future for like a decade. I think it’s a good undergrad major if you want to learn about engineering/biotech, and eventually end up in some analyst role related to this sector. But with just the undergrad degree itself, if you want to get a job in r&d, or something cutting edge, you might be dissapointed come october/november of your senior year and find out most companies are hiring IOE/ME/EECS.</p>
<p>For my response, let me direct you to page 11 of this PDF. <a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/Annual_Report0809.pdfEngineeringCareerResourceCenterAnnualReport2008-2009[/url]”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/Annual_Report0809.pdfEngineeringCareerResourceCenterAnnualReport2008-2009</a></p>
<p>Average starting salary for BME undergrads: $19,240/year</p>
<p>Working 40hrs/week, 50 weeks a year, $10/hour: $20,000/year</p>
<p>If you’re cool with fast food employees making more than you (well, not quite, but almost as much) then maybe it’s worth considering. Otherwise…</p>
<p>well only 1 person reported, that could very well be a research position at a university which is typically poorly paid. but it’s funny how people fight to get the BME major at a lot of these top tier schools and then have a hard time finding a job come graduation time.</p>
<p>Well, I am planning on going for a Master’s in BME regardless…not stick it out with an undergraduate degree.</p>
<p>Also, look at [Michigan</a> Engineering | 2007-2008 Salary Information](<a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/20072008.html]Michigan”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/20072008.html) thats 2007-2008, BME has 50k/year.</p>
<p>And [Michigan</a> Engineering | 2006-2007 Salary Information](<a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/20062007.html]Michigan”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/salary/20062007.html) – 53k$.</p>
<p>So every year it’s one of the worst paid degrees.</p>
<p>My implication that that’s how much you were going to make wasn’t really serious. But it seems like it’s only one you should do if you REALLY want to do it.</p>