Engineering programs in midwest

[monydad]

<p>"Hard to believe nobody’s mentioned Rose-Hulman (Indiana) yet. "</p>

<p>More than that, actually, impossible to believe. Since I mentioned it in post #10.</p>

[FilAm_mom]

<p>Iowa State University for engineering (as opposed to University of Iowa). As for job offers, engineering graduates in my family and cricle of friends were offerred jobs from the companies where they did their internships and mostly not local.</p>

[mwlgal]

<p>Just signed in and so grateful to all for informative comments. Worried about schools not accepting student with previous degree - even if some coursework would be applicable. Does anyone know if that is the case with U of IL. Also, if it is a second degree, does that somehow negate in state tuition for residents?
Thanks</p>

[cathymee]

<p>mwlgal
D’s boyfriend is getting in state tuition for the 2nd BS at Rolla…he’s been a MO resident for 4 years.His first BS was out west. He is eligible for student loans but not eligible for other undergrad funding.The school indicated he could be considered for departmental or school based merit aid.Be aware that he went there as a transfer student…they recommended that he take the prereqs at a community college which hes been doing for a year and a half.</p>

[anon94785555]

<p>Residency status is independent of where one went to college or how many/which degrees one has- it depends on where the student graduated from high school, parents live or student has lived and worked enough. Getting a second bachelor’s degree should not be a problem at most schools, checking which credits can transfer may vary- something to consider.</p>

[Sam_Lee]

<p>your S got a “BA in BioPhysics” and he wanna do bioengineering, right?</p>

<p>I think applying to MASTER in BioEngg/BiomedicalE makes more sense. A science degree is often good enough to apply for many master programs these days. What would happen is he’d take some upper level undergrad courses as remedial electives with other juniors/seniors to compliment the core for the master program. </p>

<p>When I was doing chemE undergrad at Northwestern, a master student took a class with us and she graduated from swarthmore. When I did my master at Stanford, some of my classmates didn’t have undergrad degrees in engineering</p>

[Sam_Lee]

<p>mwlgal,</p>

<p>It’s true that some schools don’t even allow you to apply for their undergrad program when you already have a degree from another college. They’d tell you to apply for a master program (either their own or somewhere else if they don’t have it). </p>

<p>I was considering to get a second BS in acturial science at one point; I actually wanted a master program but not many schools with the locations I want to be at have act sci programs. I called a school and they told me i should go somewhere else because they don’t have a master program; they thought I shouldn’t be an undergrad again when I already graduated from another college.</p>

<p>I know it may feel unnatural to go for a master when you don’t have a bachelor in the field to begin with. But a lot of master programs these days don’t assume you do. Some ask you to take more credits than your peers; others may even have a summer session to let you catch up with the pre-reqs. I am doing master in accounting now but my prior degrees are all in engineering. If possible, getting a master is more benificiall. Most colleges would require you to stay for 2 years to get their bachelor degree. A master degree takes about the same amount of time or even shorter yet it carries more weight.</p>

[bclintonk]

<p>Don’t overlook Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and Michigan Technological University in Houghton. They’re not at the level of the top Big Ten schools but they’re quite good engineering schools whose graduates tend to do quite well in the job market.</p>

[Sam_Lee]

<p><a href=“http://www.bme.northwestern.edu/docs/current/graduate/ms_faq.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bme.northwestern.edu/docs/current/graduate/ms_faq.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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1. I do not have a degree in biomedical engineering. Am I eligible to apply for admission to the BME MS-only program?
   Students with undergraduate degrees in other engineering fields or the quantitative sciences may apply for admission and are often admitted. At a minimum, students must have a background in advanced mathematics (through ordinary differential equations) and a basic understanding of biological sciences, physics and engineering related to their intended area of research. Under exceptional circumstances, a student may be admitted prior to meeting these requirements, but is expected to meet them before enrolling.

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<p>So your D is in a good shape for Northwestern if she has the GPA and test scores.</p>

[Sam_Lee]

<p>Other than master of biomedical engg, Northwestern also has a 15-month (5 quarters) master of biotech program. Here’s the website: [Northwestern</a> University: Master of Biotechnology Program](<a href=“Master of Science in Biotechnology | Northwestern Engineering”>http://www.mbp.northwestern.edu/)
More students have undergrad degrees in sciences than in engineering: [Northwestern</a> University: Master of Biotechnology Program](<a href=“Master of Science in Biotechnology | Northwestern Engineering”>Master of Science in Biotechnology | Northwestern Engineering)</p>

<p>It’s featured in Science:
[Positions</a> Available: No Ph.D. Required? - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers](<a href=“http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2008_08_15/science_opms_r0800057]Positions”>http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2008_08_15/science_opms_r0800057)</p>

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Tony Yuan was at a career fork when he graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a **biology B.S (so no prior engineering required) **. He didn’t know whether he should go on to medical school or work toward a Ph.D. When he received an e-mail about a Master’s program at Northwestern University, he jumped at the chance. “I didn’t want to spend that much time for a Ph.D. This program gives you a feel if you’re a bench scientist or not.” </p>

<p>The Master of Biotechnology program at Northwestern is a 15-month curriculum that stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the biotechnology industry and cross-trains former biology and engineering majors in each respective field for careers in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries. “Upon completion, these students are able to communicate across disciplines and are prepared for a wide variety of positions,” assures program director William Miller. </p>

<p>The rigorous program combines coursework in bioprocess engineering and seminar classes in the ethical, legal, regulatory, communication, and business aspects of the biotechnology industry with over a thousand hours of research. In lieu of a thesis, written and oral research reports are required.</p>

<p>While the majority of course graduates go on to biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Merck and Company, and Pfizer, about a quarter pursue further graduate education. </p>

<p>“The program gives you a gateway into industry,” says recent alum Kavi Mehta, who now works in cell culture process development at Pfizer. “My earning potential went up almost three times and I’m working on more advanced projects.”</p>

<p>Upon completing Northwestern’s program, Kanika Bhatia discovered something about herself. “I’m not a sitting-in-the-lab type of person. I like my research a bit faster,” she says. More interested in qualitative and regulatory research, she is now enrolled in the Quality Leadership Program at GE Healthcare, where she does rotations in these respective fields. She suggests that students who are not so sure about research “really think about what they want to do. Your heart has to be 100 percent in it.”</p>

<p>Yuan concurs. “Look at all the options—especially if you’re looking to get a Ph.D. or go on to medical school. There is not just one road you can take.”

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<p>It’s expensive though: $11,716 per quarter</p>