happyfeet

bumping this because i am considering process systems engineering as well and would like to hear other people's opinions to the questions posed in the original post

I think I'm generally just worried about the biotech job market. Process systems engineering seems translatable and applicable to various industries.

For ChemE, they're both similarly ranked with UCLA a bit higher according to news report I've heard from current grad students and postdocs that biotech jobs are hard to come by. So I've been steadily growing more discouraged and considering other options. A&M is building a huge process systems engineering group right now and jobs for researchers in this area seem more easy to come by. Job market looks to be huge in both Cali and Texas though.

Process systems engineering at Texas A&M or Metabolic engineering at UCLA Interested in biofuel and energy applications in both areas. Looking for employment after graduate school. Not interested in post-doc or academia. Could people comment on the job market for chemical engineers who conduct more biology related research. I've heard that's it difficult for these researchers to find industrial work.