<p>I will be attending UF this fall majoring in microbiology, my goal is to become a part of the new era in biotechnology. I'm kind of worried though about paying for grad school in the future, I know i'm smart (not to be cocky) but i don't come from a family with a lot of money (barely affording uf through scholarships). So i'm kind of split between majoring in biomedical engineering vs microbiology. I feel like biomedical engineering doesn't touch on the subject of molecular science enough, and uf only offers biomolecular engineering as an engineering minor. I think microbiology goes more in depth for what genetic engineering consists of, but i'm worried that a job in this field might not pay enough to go to grad school where as most engineering careers would.... So if anyone has any advice about fairly new field, it would be gladly appreciated...... I also plan to minor in physics if i do end up majoring in microbiology if that helps?</p>
<p>If you are interested in engineering as a profession, then choose biomedical engineering. Otherwise microbiology or molecular biology is a better choice. If you are planning to go for a Ph.D., you should only go to a school that supports you as a Teaching or Research Assistant. Don’t go into debt for a Ph.D.!</p>
<p>If you are more interested in getting a job right out of college and then getting a Masters degree, then engineering would be OK as well although most biomedical engineers at my university, end up going to graduate school and the job market in biological sciences/engineering is pretty rough right now. If UF has a biophysics program that might be an even better choice as many graduate programs like the more quantitative training that a physics major has.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>