<p>I found myself in a similar situation–graduated with a BS in biology, wasn’t happy, and went back for an MS in mechanical engineering (you can look through some of my other posts where I’ve talked about it).</p>
<p>The only way to answer your question is for you to tell us what you’re interested in, what you want to do.</p>
<p>You could most certainly get a degree in BME, assuming you went for a Masters (since, like you said, BME is an area in which you almost need an MS to get a job)–going from a BS in bio to an MS in BME would be the smoothest transition, after you’ve taken a couple basic math/engineering courses. Bio could be a relatively smooth transition to biological engineering as well.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a BS in engineering, any other option would work, but it depends on where your interests lie. Environmental engineering is most closely related to civil engineering, and perhaps a bit of chemical engineering or biological engineering depending on which area of EnvE you’re in. Along the lines of environmental science, if you’re into renewable energy, then look into mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or biological engineering, depending on what kind and which aspect of renewable energy you like.</p>
<p>I decided on mechanical engineering because I wanted to approach biomedical and biomechanical issues–mostly related to mobility–from a mechanical perspective without limiting my options the way a BME degree would. I’d like to work on assistive devices, robotics/mechatronics, and dynamics of locomotion. Electrical engineering would also be good for studying robotics/mechatronics, MEMS and microscale/nanoscale assistive devices, and really any biomedical device that involves circuits or sensors.</p>
<p>If you like cell mechanics and biological micromechanics, or aspects of biological engineering like tissue engineering, you can look into mechanical engineering or chemical engineering. Chemical engineering is nice because it opens up numerous options–biological/tissue engineering type jobs, petrochemical jobs, pharmaceutical process development (or really any type of chemical process development), and materials engineering, to name a few.</p>