Originally Posted by Red X

For engineering its more broad which gives you more options than staying in EE/CE.

For example, some areas of research/industry related to EE:

1. Signal Processing and Control Systems for physiological applications
2. Medical Imaging
3. Nanoscale materials + devices

It gives you an edge because you end up with a strong physical science background to complement your technical background.

Right now I'm rotating through lab that deals with auditory processing in rabbits. I'm dealing more with filters and MATLAB than the physiological stuff but its all good.