<p>I am a high school student and i am contemplating perhaps majoring in either biomedical engineering or chemical engineering with a biotechnology focus? I live in texas and there does not seem to be many biotech job opportunities, could anyone offer advice as to which would be the better option?</p>
<p>Depends on your interests, and where you want to live.</p>
<p>If you want to do biotech and don't mind the long winters, come up here to Boston! We've got tons of biotech jobs for you! :)</p>
<p>Get a degree in chemE and go get a masters/PhD in bioE if you're still interested. There are many more job opportunities for chemE's, especially in Texas.</p>
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I am a high school student and i am contemplating perhaps majoring in either biomedical engineering or chemical engineering with a biotechnology focus? I live in texas and there does not seem to be many biotech job opportunities, could anyone offer advice as to which would be the better option?
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<p>Well, first off, it should be pointed out that biotech and biomed, while related, are not the same thing. While Texas may not be a biotechnology hub per se, that being mainly the province of regions like New England and California, Texas does have extensive biomedical facilities: for example, the Texas Medical Center in Houston is the largest medical center in the world with immense biomedical capabilities. </p>
<p>Industry</a> Guide: Health Care | Greater Houston Partnership</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I agree with Saxonthebeach6 that I too am rather skeptical of the value of BioE/BioMedE at the bachelor's degree level; the problem being that, for whatever reason, the market simply doesn't value that degree as much as it should. Hence, you're probably better off earning a more traditional engineering degree like ChemE and supplement it with biomed/biotech internships/coops, if, for no other reason, then at least you will be able to negotiate a better salary for your ChemE degree will allow you to credibly threaten to work for another industry that offers high pay (i.e. the oil industry). An employer that sees that you just have a BioE/BioMedE degree will know that you have fewer options and hence may try to screw you on salary.</p>
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<p>never use boston and winter in the same sentence. the coast coddles you fools.</p>
<p>I just want to give you one information other people didnt think about it.
why they did call it Engineering Engineeeeering?!!!
is anybody understand… never mind
Engine-er-ing “Engine” </p>
<p>Best Regards from Mechanical Engineer</p>