<p>I dont know about that. My advice would be to talk to the faculty when you enter the program, and get their EXPERT opinion. I also know that GT has a great career center, and you could go and sit down with somebody and ask for records that they have on BME hiring vs. ME hiring of Tech graduates. Also ask them what the job market is like for both majors right now. Then make your choice.</p>
<p>Like I have said to other people before – your undergraduate choice needs to be such that if you cant go to graduate school you will be happy with your BS degree. Crap happens in life – mabe you get bad grades, have a kid, dont have money etc and cant go to graduate school. THen you might really want to work in BME and cant. Seize the day – if this economic mess has taught us anything, its should be that nothing about tomorrow is certain.</p>
<p>Also, I think BME has a 5 year BS-MS program that you could probably do, so if you cant or dont want to carry on to the PhD you will still have an advanced degree and will still be able to conduct research, although to a lesser extent than a PhD. Remember, the MS is to BME what the BS is to ME and other disciplines – its the “working degree.”</p>