Engineering >>> Physics ?

Hi, somehow i've got the feeling that engineering has a higher value and is more versatile in the (e.g.) US than Physics.

http://web.mit.edu/research/category/ph.html#links
Institutes for Physics....

http://web.mit.edu/research/category/nano.html#links

http://web.mit.edu/research/category/ee.html#links

http://web.mit.edu/research/category/bio.html#links

For engineering just to mention a few.

In the country i live in, Physics is still highly regarded and engineering here is too conservative in my opinion.

What to do?
Go for Engineering here and try to go to the US for the Master?

I don't think that i can apply with a Bachelor in Physics for Engineering programmes, especially since here the courses are strictly regulated and given.

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Physics is usually highly regarded by the general populace, but in the US, few jobs have use for it.

Engineering is probably your best bet if you don't love physics.  I don't trust engineering physics, since it's basically a half assed version of both.  Biophysics/bioengineering might be a better option.  Electrical engineering/ computer science = $$