Choosing a degree for biomedical engineering?

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<p>I want to become a biomedical engineer someday. I am interested in the medical field but also in engineering so it would be a good fit. I would specifically want to work in the research and development of mechanical body parts(if that makes sense). So I would think that I get a bachelors in BME with a focus in biomechanics followed by a masters degree, however, I've read alot of people saying that it would be more beneficial to get a mechE with a focus on biomedical and then a masters degree in biomedical. So I guess I'm asking which is my best bet. Which options up more biomedical job opportunities and better prepares someone for biomedical engineering. </p>

<p>On a second note, I'm just curious about the salary of biomedical engineers. What does it start at for bachelors vs. masters? Does a masters degree open up more doors down the road? What are some actual numbers? What does the future of the biomedical engineers salary look like?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>BME is a fantastic field to work in if you have a graduate degree, but it is very unfriendly to fresh graduates without much experience. ME, on the other hand, is extremely versatile and will give you more of a general insight in various types of engineering that a focused BME undergraduate program may not offer.</p>

<p>An ME degree with some biomedical electives and undergrad research will still give you a good background for a graduate degree in the field. I would suggest going for the general field of ME for undergrad and focusing on electives in the field you want to specialize in.</p>

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<p>lots of articles being written about this BME on this forum…so just find those things. More importantly, the only graduate degree that will make a good living for BME is Phd…less than that, you are just Mr/Mrs Nobody…</p>

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<p>What do you think of an undergraduate course on Chemical Engineering and then electives on Biomedical ?</p>