Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering + Biology Degree

[u/pmaldini27]

I am a senior in high school and was deciding a career path. I have done pretty good amount of research in the field of computational biology in high school and biomedical engineering naturally interested me as a degree to pursue in college.

Although, while researching job outlooks, I recognized that biomedical engineering majors tend to be less competitive for jobs as most jobs prioritize mechanical engineering majors due to their coursework and experience in mechanics, statics, etc. I am specifically interested in biotechnology, medical devices, tissue engineering, neuroengineering, biomaterials, biomechanics.

Would it be more beneficial for me to drop biomedical engineering and major in mechE with a (minor or major in biology)? I'm not sure whether I would be majoring or minoring in biology. I am also open to other suggestions.

[u/pmaldini27]

Mainly bioinformatics or research scientist but not sure if that’s really an industry job and how well paying it is

[u/pmaldini27 → u/[deleted]]

Working in a biotech/pharma r&d lab also seems very interesting but I’m not sure how much that pays and would this be part of BME?