<p>I’m not really all that familiar with BioE but from what I know you take all the prerequisites for most health programs. I also think you can get a MS/PhD and actually get a pretty good job in medical devices. I don’t think R&D for medical devices is perceived as risky as for pharmaceuticals (limited patents, huge investments) so I’d conjecture the industry is a bit healthier. In addition, if you learn some solid engineering skills you can in many cases just snag an entry level engineering position.</p>
<p>Yeah its better than biology, but at the Bsc level, not substantially. If you really want to have your options wide open, take mechanical or electrical engineering as an undergrad with all the prerequisites for health programs. You’ll have the math skills to do quantitative finance after an MBA, the solid engineering fundamentals to do a BME masters (or any engineering for that matter), and have all the prerequisites for Med, pharm, dental, PA school etc…</p>