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Biomedical sciences or environmental sciences

Guys I am in the process of applying for uni and I am so undecided as to what I should do? Should I go for ENVIRONMENTAL sciences or BIOMEDICAL ones? I am seriously interested in both but wanna know which one is better payed and easier to find good jobs with etc? Better prospects is what I mean!
Reply 1
I am interested in both paths and I am also interested in a masters and pHD , so if I'm being honest what could bring me more money😂
Reply 2
While you're still here- what's better BIOMEDICAL or biological sciences???
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Reply 3
Oh and sorry for bothering you but why does environmental science often equal more money?
Reply 4
Could I do something environmentally related with biomedical sciences ? Like could I have very similar possibilities to environmental science graduates??
Reply 5
But all in all the job possibilities where you can earn more money if you are average are more likely to be better with ENVIRONMENTAL sciences?

Could you ever earn as much money as people who do env sciences with biomed IN YOUR OWN FIELD- so in healthcare.
These are very different areas - why are you interested in both of them? What specific things do you want to pursue in each?

You may want to consider a more general Biology or Biological Sciences course which may allow you more flexibility to specialise towards one or the other side in the course of it.

Also money is not the be all and end all - far from it.
Reply 7
Well this is the thing, I am very interested in environmental studies but I have always had more biomedicaly based subjects and have loved them!
But I also had geography at a level and absolutely enjoyed every minute of it.
So I guess I'm interested wether I could somehow incorporate both- perhaps with biological sciences..? Also I am an international student so I would have to find scholarships for masters and phds,so I have to be very careful in making my decision. That's why I'm focusing it mostly on money. I would most likely love to do biomedicine, but every single person that I've heard of doing biomedical sciences has trouble finding employment... I am really torn.
Reply 8
Do you think it's easier to find jobs with a biological degree then a biomedical one? Cause it kinda combines both ENVIRONMENTAL and BIOMEDICAL

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