<p>During my college search I have often overlooked liberal arts colleges. I’ve noticed that many have Pre-Professional Engineering majors. Does that mean that it prepares you to enter a master’s program in engineering? I really like some of these schools but I don’t want to be buying snake oil.</p>
<p>Not really. You will still have to take some pre-req’s to be able to enter a MS in Eng. What type of engineering are you interested in?</p>
<p>A number of LACs have joint programs with a nearby engineering program. At Illinois Institute of Technology, we have students from Dominican University and Loyola University Chicago take engineering courses with us and at the end get 2 degrees. It clearly takes a bit longer for them to do this and there aren’t very many who do it.</p>
<p>I’m interested in computer and biomed but I’ve been told to pursue electrical first and then specialize. I’m also interested in politics but I’ve ruled that out as a career.</p>
<p>Electrical Engineering is a good place to start for a biomedical engineering. The advantage is that if you have an electrical engineering degree, you can jump off into a well defined career as an engineer if you choose. This kind of career is not yet widely available for graduates of Biomedical Engineering B.S. programs.</p>