What is the difference in the kind of work in the Biomedical field can you do with an electrical engineering degree compared to a computer engineering degree?

Hi Sofia, great question! There are a lot of opportunities in the biomedical industry for both electrical and computer engineers. 

Electrical engineering focuses on electronic hardware: designing circuits, designing printed circuit boards, measuring voltage and current parameters on that hardware, and testing the hardware in various environmental conditions. In the medical device industry, you'll also need some understanding of how electronic signals are used in the sensing and treatment of medical conditions, so there are some great opportunities for learning about biology through clinical research. 

Computer engineering combines knowledge of electronics hardware design and incorporates software skills to inform electronic systems design, application-level software development, and hardware / software integration. 

Both are great options if you are interested in electronics but in my experience computer engineering (or a combo Electrical and Computer Engineering degree like mine) is a more versatile choice because of the exposure you get to software development during your college education, especially since engineering in the medical device industry usually involves some level of test automation and repeat-ability where knowledge of how to write software is extremely valuable. I would also recommend an electrical or computer engineering degree with a biomedical engineering concentration over a biomedical engineering degree with an electrical concentration, unless you want to go down a clinical research path. While the latter involves more medical science which is very interesting, some companies / HR departments have trouble placing BME undergraduate candidates in technical EE roles because the coursework isn't in-depth enough. Best wishes to you in your future endeavors!