<p>Duke is an excellent school for just about whatever path you want to take your BME degree: a job in industry as a biomedical engineer, medical school, investment banking, PhD in biomedical engineering, or consulting.</p>
<p>JHU is as good as Duke at BME but it is no where near as strong as a name in the business world so you would be severely limiting your options if you choose to do banking or consulting instead. Penn SEAS is about as good as Duke for getting into banking/consulting, but you might have slightly less opportunities since recruiters prefer taking candidates from Wharton and Penn’s BME is not quite as good as Duke or JHU’s BME programs which are legendary, though it is not chopped liver by any means.</p>
<p>What’s the financial situation looking like? I’m guessing Duke and Penn are cheaper than JHU through financial aid, is that true?</p>