biomedical engineering in university of york and aston university

My son's friend has received an offer from the University of York and Aston for biomedical engineering.Can you help us decide which one is better, as one is accredited other one is yet to receive the accreditation. thanks in advance

I recently completed the MEng in Biomedical Engineering at University of York (at the time it was called Medical Engineering). Picking it over Aston is a no-brainer. York is a Russell Group University, and will set you up for more opportunities. The Accreditation is not that important (I'm MIET a few months after graduating), lower rank unis boast about their accreditation to make their courses more appealing.

thanks a lot.do you need to spend extra money on the accreditation.how is the job opportunities in UK.The boy received a offer from exteer too .Still waiting for UCL.looking forward to hear from you.

Hi, you don't pay extra for accreditation of the degree. Instead, what happens is you pay a fee to join the engineering body to receive titles such as MIET etc. (you pay this regardless of whether your degree is accredited or not). Job opportunities are good in my opinion, depends on what you want to get into. Industry is strong for medtech, especially in Yorkshire and the South. Academia is solid and getting better with the recent stipend increases. Congrats on Exeter!