Which has the upper hand: Engineering or Pharm D?

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<p>I am a college freshmen in the Biochemical Engineering major at UC Davis. However, I don't know if I should choose Engineering or PharmD. I chose Engineering major because I heard that Engineers could find employment with just a BS degree, however, I found out that it is no longer the case. Engineerings, like all other majors, must receive further education in order to find employment with their degrees.</p>

<p>If I choose PharmD, I need to switch out of Engineering as soon as possible, because all the hard math and science courses will kill my GPA, and kill my chances of admission to Pharmacy school. Which do you think has the upper hand in terms of job security, demand, work hours, and over all happiness? Also, which is easier to get into : Pharmacy school or Engineering school? Thanks so much for your time and help.</p>

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<p>A lot of engineering BS graduates found employment every year. I do not know where you got the idea that engineers need further education in order to find employment.</p>

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<p>Where did you see that? Based on Georgia Tech’s career survey over 70% of BS engineers had jobs at graduation. The bottom quartile (the 2.0 to 2.5 GPA students and those who are very socially awkward) will have a hard time finding a job regardless of major.</p>

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I’m not a fan of pharmacy but the bottom 25% of PharmD that passed all the required exams in order to be licensed have found jobs as long as they were flexible with location.</p>

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<p>Being in the healthcare field and knowing the baby boomers are hitting the age where they may need more care - the Pharmacology world is booming. More and more people are needing meds as they age and all the pharmacists I know can have their choice of jobs. Just as with most fields in the healthcare world the jobs are going to be plentiful.</p>

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<p>You’re comparing a professional degree with a bachelor’s degree. The bottom 25% of engineering PhD programs also have jobs at graduation. </p>

<p>A better comparison would be the bottom 25% of pre-pharmacy BS students and the bottom 25% of engineering students. Who do you think has a better career outlook, considering the fact that you don’t see many PharmD programs accepting 2.2 GPA students?</p>

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<p>@BanjoHitter, are there many Engineering programs accepting 2.2 GPA students?</p>

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<p>No, but that’s the point. A 2.2 GPA BS Engineering student and a 2.2 BS Pre-Pharmacy student are equally in trouble.</p>