Lately I have been unsatisfied as a software developer, just tring to find the right field to focus on. I have been interested in bionics for a long time now, but I would likely need a biomedical engineering degree. The only places in Canada where a bionics career seems likely is Vancouver, and Toronto, and for personal reasons moving to those cities is not an option anytime soon.

I stumbled upon bioinformatics, and although it's not bionics, the biology field is still really interesting, and my passion in computer science has been databases and analysis, so it feels like a nice blend. Likely 2 years to complete a bioinformatics degree assuming most of my computer science courses carry over, and I'm not sure how essential a Masters degree would be. I don't care about the money, I'd rather be doing something I'm passionate about.

Has anyone else come from this position or have any advice while I'm looking into this further?