Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,625
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#56 of 118
Rank by pay
#38 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Biomedical/Medical Engineering

All 118 colleges reporting biomedical/medical engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$126,419$128,569#2$93,310
2Rice University Houston, TX$121,099$123,122#4$88,307
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$116,662$127,441#3$63,402
4University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$116,525$106,030#12$57,874
5Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$114,673$100,639#27$76,928
6Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$114,426$104,120#17$73,710
7Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$112,914$130,706#1—
8Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$111,738$98,397#36$70,696
9University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$110,597$100,636#28$73,348
10Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$109,648$111,513#7—
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53University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$95,682$86,144#91$66,075
54University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$95,682$86,144#92$66,075
55University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$95,682$86,144#93$66,075
56University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$95,625$98,256#38—
57Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$95,142$88,976#78$56,529
58Binghamton University Vestal, NY$94,859$90,286#70$58,999
59Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH$94,168$100,491#30$78,815

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn $95,625 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of Arizona ranks #56 by median pay four years after graduation, and #38 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.