<p>So long story short I am applying for Questbridge which is a program that matches you with colleges. </p>
<p>A few of the colleges I am considering that are liberal arts schools are:</p>
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<li>Trinity College</li>
<li>Swarthmore College</li>
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<p>However, these colleges only offer General Engineering Degrees </p>
<p>*My goal is to get a 4 year bachelor's degree and go into biomedical engineering *</p>
<p>** Are these liberal arts colleges right for me?** </p>
<p>I am not speaking from personal experience or have expertise in the area but only from what I have generally read. I have a feeling a General Engineering Degree is too general to gain employment in the biomedical field. I think the General Engineering Degrees are for students who are not sure what field/specialty they want to go into. What state are you in? Why not just go for a biomedical engineering degree?</p>
<p>Well I am a low-income student who is applying to a program that matches you with schools (kind of like early decision). I am trying to decide which colleges I am more likely to get into. </p>
<p>**Are there pretty much no job opportunities for General Engineering majors at liberal arts colleges? **</p>
<p>You can work for the government with a general engineering degree.</p>
<p>Is that the only job prospect AirforceWuhn?</p>
<p>Will I be a good candidate for others such as in industries and businesses?</p>
<p>** My point pretty much is: Will a General Engineering Degree hurt me when applying to any engineering jobs?**</p>
<p>Yes, a General Engineering Degree will hurt you if you plan to get hired right after getting your bachelor’s degree. If you are planning to further your education after a bachelors degree than go for something more specific. Employers/companies want an engineer that has a specialized degree. That is how the job market is today but fortunately you came onto this forum and asked instead of finding out the hard way.</p>
<p>You aren’t all that likely to get a job in biomedical engineering with just a B.S. even if your degree is in biomedical engineering. For the most part it’s a field that requires a graduate degree. With that in mind, you would be competing for B.S.-level jobs against those with a B.S. in biomedical engineering when there are fewer jobs available than applicants. In other words, your odds aren’t very good.</p>
<p>You might want to contact those particular schools and ask for job placement info for general engineering graduates. </p>
<p>I tend to agree with others that you would probably be less marketable as a general engineering grad for BME positions than those with BME degrees. If you are planning to get a master’s degree, it would be such a disadvantage, but it might make you more time to complete a master’s degree in BME than someone with a BS in BME.</p>
<p>How strongly do you feel about BME? Questbridge includes Universities which offer BME. Do you prefer a liberal arts college environment, or are you just trying to optimize your admissions chances? If you truly prefer a LAC environment, it still makes sense to apply to the LACs. However, if this just an admissions chances optimization attempt, I would recommend against applying to the LACs, and concentrate on Universities that offer BME.</p>
<p>You may want to take a close look at the courses and curriculum to see whether the school offers sufficient course work to emphasize a specialty like civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, etc… Some smaller schools put everything under a single engineering science ABET accreditation category, but offer options for students to specialize.</p>
<p>Bioengineering / biomedical engineering is itself a rather interdisciplinary combination of other areas of engineering. Note, however, that it generally has weaker job prospects than most other areas of engineering at the bachelor’s degree level.</p>