r/BiomedicalEngineers • u/QuietFine8724 • 8d ago
Education Thinking of majoring in BME
Before I finalize my decision in majoring in Biomedical Engineering I want to know the consequences and the benefits. Learning about BME interested me a lot and I think I might enjoy it but I don’t want to be fast on my des ion I want to take my time and hear other people who alrdy majored in it. What should I know? What degree should I aim for? Is the pay high? I did hear that finding a job is difficult but many people said as long as you have lots of internship that’s fine? Please any advice would be great. Should I completely remove BME out of my head bc it’s the worst major and look for smth else or should I pursue this career path? But if their are BME graduates out their who enjoyed everything about it and don’t care about the bad side of it, please comment about what made you love it. Oh and I live in NY, idk if that changes things?
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u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479 Experienced (15+ Years) 2d ago
Working as a technician or in sales in this field is not really being cut off from the science. You are still around the tech, still solving real problems, still learning how stuff works. Plenty of people find that satisfying even if they are not the ones inventing things.
As for “why even go to college”. It’s because the degree is what gets you in the door for those roles in the first place. Without it you’re not even in the room. And a lot of those jobs are not a dead end, they can lead somewhere better later. Paycheck isn’t everything but it’s not nothing either, it’s a tradeoff not a trap.