<p>Would a biomedical engineering degree be considered a good thing to have to future employers even if i do something totally unrelated?</p>
<p>You can go to law school with an undergraduate degree in anything, including biomedical engineering. </p>
<p>There are very few “economics” jobs outside of academia. You could certainly get a graduate degree in economics, provided you take some economics courses as an undergraduate. However, if you want to go into industry, you might be better off with an MBA than a graduate economics degree. Or you could try to get into a trainee program that teaches you basic business and economics skills; some companies (e.g. consulting) would appreciate your technical background.</p>
<p>While a biomedical engineering degree does not prepare you for non-technical careers in the business world, it gives you a good background to acquire whatever additional credentials you need.</p>
<p>b@r!um, could you clarify your statement?</p>
<p>Everybody that I know who is in possession of an Economics degree (whether it be BA or MA) is employed OUTSIDE of academia, so I’m not sure where you’re coming from. Two are government consultants, another two are prominent in their respective NGOs, and the rest are analysts in the private sector. Maybe I’m misunderstanding you?</p>
<p>I meant to say that there are very few jobs in the private sector whose daily tasks would be considered “economics” work. The phrase “go into economics” doesn’t make much sense outside of academia and a few government jobs, unlike phrases like “go into engineering” or “go into law” or “go into teaching.” Of course economics majors can and do find jobs in which their economics background is helpful.</p>
<p>I strongly STRONGLY discourage you from doing engienering if you want to go to law school. Engineering is super hard and, as a result, you will have a lower GPA then the rest of the competititon and it therefore will be extremely difficult to get into a top law school. Do engineering only if you want to be an engineer.</p>