<p>What type of undergraduate engineering (electrial, chemical, mechanical, biomedical,…etc) works the best with an MBA? I know a lot of companies view an engineering undergraduate degree coupled with an MBA very highly, because it can show both technical and business skills, but is one type of engineering preferred over another?</p>
<p>Right now, I’m in biomedical, but I can pretty easily switch to any other engineering field (I’m still a freshman), so I was wondering what experienced people think.</p>
<p>re: is one type of engineering preferred over another?
The short answer is no. As always, there are exceptions to the rule. E.g. if you want to pursue a product marketing position in biotect/pharma industry, it should be obvious that your biomed background wins extra points than a EE background, all else being equal.</p>
<p>I agree with Dallas, that it really depends on what industry you want to do business in down the road.</p>
<p>With that in mind, biomedical does niche you to a certain industry. I’m assuming that since you are doing it that you have an interest in it, and will most likely like that field. </p>
<p>However, if you aren’t sure about what industry you want to be in when you get out I would opt for a more “generic” engineering degree like chemical, electrical, or mechanical since they are releveant in many industries.</p>
<p>This is true. Biomedical engineering does give you a nice combination; but unless you have an advanced degree, biomedical companies (medtronic, boston sci) companies will often prefer an EE/CS background.
With that in mind, an EE/CS + MBA will probably allow you to do a wider variety of things.
Also remember that the job you get after undergrad is probably the most important thing when applying for an MBA</p>