<p>What schools in NY have a Biomedical Engineering program? Preferably cheaper, I'm getting to financial aid and must pay in full on my own.</p>
<p>Are you a NY resident? </p>
<p>Are you under age 24? If so, are your parents low income? </p>
<p>If you’re under 24, any FA would be based on your parents’ income…even if they won’t pay anything.</p>
<p>What are you stats? IF you have strong stats, you might be able to get some merit scholarships to some SUNYs.</p>
<p>Edited to add:</p>
<p>*I have been looking at schools in the CNY area and need to find a decent school to go to. Le Moyne is the closest school to me, and seems to be on the cheaper end of private schools. This is very important considering I have to pay for college on my own, and am getting no financial aid. (We’ve done the FAFSA calculator)</p>
<p>I need to find a good university for Biomedical Engineering. I have a 3.9 weighted GPA and a 1170 combined SAT score. I will be retaking my SAT in the fall, and I don’t doubt I can get a higher score.*</p>
<p>?? so are you saying that your parents income is too high for aid? But they won’t pay anything?</p>
<p>Is your 1170 for 2 sections or 3 sections?</p>
<p>Is there a SUNY you can commute to?</p>
<p>[Accredited</a> Program Search](<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx]Accredited”>http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx) says that the following have ABET-accredited bioengineering or biomedical engineering degree programs:</p>
<p>City University of New York, City College
Columbia University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
State University of New York at Binghamton
Stony Brook University (Formerly State University of New York at Stony Brook)
Syracuse University
University of Rochester</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor and study something other than Biomedical Engineering!</p>
<p>There are next to no jobs out there in that field. Thanks to news media sources touting it as “the next big thing” for several years, every college with any sort of engineering department decided to create a biomedical engineering curriculum. The problem is that the firms who hire biomedical engineers did not grow as fast as projected, and now there is a surplus in supply for biomedical engineers. </p>
<p>This is true even where I went to college (Georgia Tech – #2 Biomed program in the US) and where my sister goes to college (Duke – #3 Biomed program in the US). We both have friends who graduated with very good GPAs (3.5 and above) and good work/research experience who were still struggling to find jobs 6 months or so after graduating. Many of my friends who studied biomedical engineering ended up working in business consulting, finance, or other industries in which they could put their analytical skills to use… but not in Engineering roles. </p>
<p>If you really want to work in that field, STUDY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING! You will learn everything you need to know to be just as qualified and as successful as any biomedical engineer. Plus, EE opens up a lot of other job possibilities outside of the biotechnology industry/field. Finally, there is a shortage of good EE’s in industry today, so if you are any good, you will have <em>no trouble</em> landing a job before you graduate.</p>
<p>Another thing. If you know right away that you want to go the grad school route and make a career of doing research rather than working in industry there are important things to consider. </p>
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<li><p>Masters degrees in engineering disciplines are useless. You compete with the guys who have BS’s, but you cost more → less marketable. Don’t throw away that cash. If you go to grad school, go for PHD and go where <em>you get paid</em> to go to college, as a PHD engineering student, you should not have to pay a dime for grad school.</p></li>
<li><p>If you go the PHD route, keep in mind you will be overqualified for and thus price yourself out of entry level engineering jobs. So it’s an either/or type of deal. Get a BS and go to work in industry. Or get a PHD and do research as a career. People do end up doing differently than this, but it is rare. </p></li>
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<p>Sorry for the long response. It’s a lot to consider for someone who has not yet even started college. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Another thing to consider, if you want to be an engineer. The larger, well-know programs are generally better from a recruitment/job search perspective simply due to exposure. These usually end up being larger state universities and some top-tier private schools (MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech, Carnegie Mellon, CSM, etc.). There is a simple reason for this. Larger companies who recruit nationally don’t want to spend a ton of money to send recruiters to colleges who only graduate 20-30 engineers a year. So even though you may receive a really good engineering education at a smaller private college, you will have to go pounding the pavement yourself when you look for a jobs–the employers will not come to you. Plus, you will be more successful in looking for a job if your prospective employer has heard of and respects your college’s program.</p>
<p>*Do yourself a favor and study something other than Biomedical Engineering!</p>
<p>There are next to no jobs out there in that field. Thanks to news media sources touting it as “the next big thing” for several years, every college with any sort of engineering department decided to create a biomedical engineering curriculum. The problem is that the firms who hire biomedical engineers did not grow as fast as projected, and now there is a surplus in supply for biomedical engineers. </p>
<p>This is true even where I went to college (Georgia Tech – #2 Biomed program in the US) and where my sister goes to college (Duke – #3 Biomed program in the US). We both have friends who graduated with very good GPAs (3.5 and above) and good work/research experience who were still struggling to find jobs 6 months or so after graduating. Many of my friends who studied biomedical engineering ended up working in business consulting, finance, or other industries in which they could put their analytical skills to use… but not in Engineering roles. </p>
<p>If you really want to work in that field, STUDY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING! You will learn everything you need to know to be just as qualified and as successful as any biomedical engineer. Plus, EE opens up a lot of other job possibilities outside of the biotechnology industry/field. Finally, there is a shortage of good EE’s in industry today, so if you are any good, you will have <em>no trouble</em> landing a job before you graduate.*</p>
<p>I agree with most/all what you wrote, except the part of about every school with eng’g creating a BioMedE dept. Many Colleges of Engineering don’t have that discipline. The unfortunate thing (I think) is that too many students are determined to do that major and therefore they ignore schools that don’t have biomedE…when that particular undergrad degree is so not needed career-wise.</p>
<p>I think the name “biomedE” sounds sexy so people often choose it because:</p>
<p>1) they think they’ll be finding cancer cures in undergrad.</p>
<p>2) they think med schools will be so impressed (they aren’t). </p>
<p>Yes, there is a glut of BioMedE grads with little/no job prospects out there. Without a PhD or a MD degree, employment is harder to get. Just too few options. And, there is a much smaller pool of employers anyway. Eng’rs in other disciplines have bigger pools of employers.</p>
<p>Along with the EE option, I would also suggest ChemE or MechE as possibilities. All of those disciplines are fine for later seeking a PhD in BioMedE later…or med school if that’s desired. But both options require very high undergrad GPAs, so if you don’t end up with one, you may find yourself stopped at undergrad with a degree that’s much less marketable… </p>
<p>When my son (ChemE) did a summer REU for BioMedE, the selected students from all over the country were in a variety of eng’g disciplines, because there isn’t anything really special in the biomedE req’ts that the others don’t have as well. Yet, those in other eng’g disciplines are much more marketable AFTER they graduate. Although my son went on to med school, his ChemE fellow grads are now immediately employed at very high starting salaries (over $75k starting)…a new BioMedE grad wouldn’t likely be so lucky.</p>
<p>So, undergraduate electrical engineering, and graduate bioengineering would be best? </p>
<p>I’m also having difficulties because the college I am looking at has a 3+2 program where I get my bachelors in biology and a masters in biomedical engineering. My bachelors won’t be in an engineering discipline, and that makes me nervous. This is a college that is inexpensive and close enough to home I could commute, (My parents really want me to go here) so I’m trying to make it work. Is this a bad idea…?</p>
<p>No, I’m getting no money from FAFSA (make too much) and I have to pay for it with student loans/merit scholarships. So colleges like RPI are out of my price range… And 1170 for the 2 on my SAT and 28 on ACT- planning on retaking it.</p>
<p>FAFSA doesn’t give you money. It is a qualification test for federal aid (which is limited to a total of ~$11K for freshman year). Are you from NY? Does that school have other types of engineering?</p>
<p>I am from NY, and the school doesn’t offer engineering as a bachelors, it has a program where I can go to another school for grad school (SU) for half price.
The program offers a bachelors in Biology, with a concentration in heath professions, molecular biology, or neurobiology. The program may also offer a bachelors in Biochemistry. After that, I can get my masters in bioengineering at SU.</p>
<p>In the future I’d like to work for a biotech company, and just don’t know what degree will best prepare me.</p>
<p>Here is the school’s engineering page:
[Engineering</a> Program at Le Moyne College](<a href=“http://www.lemoyne.edu/tabid/1993/default.aspx]Engineering”>http://www.lemoyne.edu/tabid/1993/default.aspx)</p>
<p>If not ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, then what would be the second best choice to finally land up in a Biomed field? I am planning to take Chemical Engineering. I need jobs after I complete the undergrad program, and as Biomed bachelors get no jobs. So, yeah, could someone give suggestions - does Bachelors in Chem. Eng. pave ways for jobs AS WELL AS for biomed graduate programs? </p>
<p>I afraid taking Electrical or Mechanical Eng. So how is Chemical?</p>
<p>Go to monster.com or similar job search site. This will give some idea about the kinds of jobs are available in biomedical field and required qualifications. </p>
<p>I think a person with a BS in computer science has a better chance of landing a job in biomedical field than someone with a BS in biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>*If not ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, then what would be the second best choice to finally land up in a Biomed field? I am planning to take Chemical Engineering. I need jobs after I complete the undergrad program, and as Biomed bachelors get no jobs. So, yeah, could someone give suggestions - does Bachelors in Chem. Eng. pave ways for jobs AS WELL AS for biomed graduate programs? </p>
<p>I afraid taking Electrical or Mechanical Eng. So how is Chemical?*</p>
<p>ChemE is a fine alternative to BiomedE because not only can it get you into BiomedE grad schools (if desired), but it also is a more marketable major.</p>
<p>If your univ doesn’t offer BiomedE major (and many don’t), and you decide on ChemE, then look to see if there are any biomedE courses offered…like Tissue Engineering, etc.</p>
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<p>This 100%. Duke BME grad here. I don’t know anyone in my graduating class who found an BME engineering position with a BME degree. Some found engineering positions in ME or EE. Most went into med school, finance, consulting, graduate school or non-profit work. Considering the caliber of the students, reputation of the school and BME program, I frankly think BME major is hot garbage.</p>
<p>So if biomedical is a bad path to travel, I’m guessing so is bioengineering (just to be clear, they are often used interchangeably). Should I do some sort of Mechanical engineering paired with biotechnology, or just do Mech E and then pursue biotechnology or some biology related field in grad school?</p>
<p>Very good advice on this thread.</p>
<p>Your best bet would be enrolling at one of the SUNY campuses that offer EE or Chemical Engineering. Or find a lower cost private option at an Engineering University, NOT A liberal arts college 3/2 program!!! There are some very reputable low cost public options, like Missouri U for Science & Technology, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, the Alabama universities and others. But you’ll need top grades.</p>