<p>Are these good majors? I plan to get a bachelors in one of them. Would it be better for me to get a masters in one of these? Can I get a job with one of these? Any reccomendes colleges?
Thanks!</p>
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<p>Note that biological engineering may refer to agricultural engineering.</p>
<p>I would say it is highly recommended that you do get a masters degree if you choose to pursue these fields. The main reason is that Biomedical Engineering does not specifically focus on one field, what Biomedical engineering teaches you is the basics of mechanical/electrical engineering principles with a biology background. This can make you a jack of all trades, but not a master of any in particular. In terms of finding jobs this can be a disadvantage. When biomedical companies are looking to hire engineers, they will hire mechanical engineers or electrical engineers with minimal biology backgrounds that can do a similar job as biomedical engineers. However it will be harder for biomedical engineers to find a position in an electrical engineering company. I received a Biomedical engineering degree for my bachelors and found it a bit challenging to find a biomedical engineering related job despite living in the bay area. That is why I am starting a Masters program in electrical engineering Fall 2013. This way I can always go back to working in biomedical companies while also having the opportunity to work for semiconductor companies. Just be aware that despite hearing that the biomedical profession is growing, it still isn’t anywhere as big as the other engineering fields.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks! This is such an eye opener. What did you want to do after you obtained your degree? Also I want to go into biomedical engineering/or bioengineering because I want to do research but have something to fall back on. Am I looking at the right major?</p>
<p>After I got my degree an XRay imaging company immediately contacted me about an opening. Knowing that I wanted to pursue a masters degree I took the job while applying for a masters program the following year. During this one year break I began to learn the difficulties in finding a biomedical engineering job. A lot of the times companies are just looking at one or two specific things that you can do well. Any entry level positions will not require you to do too much. Instead they just want you to have a background familiarity in whatever you were hired to do. Since I mentioned that biomedical engineering/bioengineering teach you some of everything, it was hard to fulfill their desired experience.
What I wanted to do with my degree was build medical devices and be more hands on, which is why I decided to master in electrical engineering.
If you are looking for research then I would say staying in biomedical/bioengineering is perfectly fine. Majoring in something like biological sciences is even harder to find jobs since so many people do that in college. A lot of college is about discovering what you like and what you didn’t know you liked. Don’t be afraid to switch majors if you find interest in something else even if it delays your graduation a bit. Also talk to your professors/advisors (even in other departments) since they are quite experienced in helping students discover what they want to do after undergraduate studies.</p>