Computer Engineer to Biomedical engineer???

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<p>Is this a plausible course? Bachelors Computer Engineering degree, then Masters in Biomedical Engineering? I hear a bachelors in BME is relatively worthless and you need a Masters, so you are better off doing EE or ChemE for undergrad? Does this apply for CpE too?</p>

<p>And what I dont understand is why is to easy to get a masters in something (even if slightly) out of that major? Wouldn't the biomed undergraduates have an advantage over the EE, ChemE, and Cpe graduates in terms of learning curve and admissions? They didn't spend 4 years learning nothing important...</p>

<p>And last question. The BLS statistics on BioMed says a 72ish% increase in employment over the next couple of years. This seems radically high, so I would like to know like every other skeptical person out there, what's the catch? Is the salary going to go down? The field being saturated by too many incoming BioMeds?</p>

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<p>That’s a fine path.</p>

<p>BME is primarily EE/ME with biology tacked on. Understanding the principles of EE/ME is absolutely vital. You will probably be just as prepared as BME undergrads, more so in some areas and less so in others.</p>

<p>The growth rate is because it is a very small field. Small field + some new jobs = massive growth. The real problem, IMO, is that it seems people are flocking to this field and I’m not sure the number of jobs available will keep up.</p>