What type of engineering should I go into?

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<p>I wanted to be a doctor for a long time, but I realized that I am probably more of an engineering person. I love math much more than biology, but I still want to incorporate the medical field, so I've been thinking about biomedical engineering. I am the type of person that likes to think about and brainstorm ideas rather than actually applying them practically. Do you guys think biomedical engineering would be the way to go?</p>

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<p>People who generally do biomedical engineering become doctors or go on graduate school. You’re not going to find a decent job with a BS degree. So yes if you want to become a doctor someday and have knowledge on engineering, do biomedical eng.</p>

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<p>Is it really that hard to get a job with a bachelor’s biomedical engineering degree? I was under the impression that the employment rate for them was better than that of civil engineers.</p>

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<p>Mechanical and materials may be applicable to prosthetics and medical equipment. Chemical may be applicable to drug production. Nuclear may be applicable to radiological imaging and treatment. Electrical and computer may be applicable to various kinds of medical equipment.</p>

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<p>A job specifically in biomedical engineering is likely to require a Ph.D. You would have more opportunities in a traditional engineering field and you could easily move to a biomedically oriented career as @ucbalumnus points out.</p>

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<p>Technically yes, because biomed engineers don’t really qualify for a lot of standard engineering jobs. There are some exceptions (I know one girl personally who got a job as a systems engineer), but by and large, they will lose out on a lot of non-bio-engineering job opportunities. </p>

<p>You can look at the curriculm for a typical bio engineering program for evidence of this. Compare the BE curriculm with a mechanical/aero engineering program and you’ll see that many of the fundamental engineering courses are missing.</p>

<p>So because bio’s have a smaller job market, the competition is usually fiercer… again this is a general statement as the real job market is not as formulaic as many high school and college students think it is.</p>