Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 87 graduates a year

$68,419
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,504
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#39 of 118
Rank by pay
#75 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,979
Median federal debt

University of California-Davis graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Davis 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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36University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$98,997$105,370#13$67,064
37University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$98,687$89,799#72$65,045
38University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$98,567$89,690#74$55,856
39University of California-Davis Davis, CA$98,504$89,632#75$68,419
40North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$98,129$105,306#14$74,016
41University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$97,992$105,159#15$70,561
42University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$97,927$108,586#8$57,311

Other Majors at University of California-Davis by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$145,422$96,418#16 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$138,673$84,343#23 of 459
Engineering$114,228$82,956#4 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,649$68,337#37 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$102,161$75,231#27 of 318
Civil Engineering$95,939$75,165#15 of 233
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$93,414$71,633#42 of 59
Materials Engineering$89,983$74,110#21 of 34
Statistics$88,033$49,264#25 of 50
Business/Managerial Economics$87,455$54,546#21 of 84
Biotechnology$87,406$59,156#4 of 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$86,155$52,684#59 of 126
Economics$83,248$50,295#153 of 368
Physics$78,569—#54 of 107
Genetics$77,411$41,334#3 of 9
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$74,343$46,005#9 of 49
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$73,595$40,002#24 of 29
Chemistry$73,365$42,204#51 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$73,337$43,462#11 of 138
Communication and Media Studies$72,778$42,569#33 of 660
Mathematics$72,640$29,300#133 of 309
Plant Sciences$72,335$43,873#4 of 44
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$70,754$42,266#33 of 110
Food Science and Technology$70,571$52,084#14 of 29
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$69,702$44,593#3 of 10
Social Sciences$68,535$45,178#5 of 35
Cognitive Science$68,463$42,342#15 of 19
Biology$68,120$35,241#129 of 841
Political Science and Government$67,759$36,208#156 of 565
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,056$34,949#56 of 118

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Davis biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,419 one year after graduating and $98,504 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Davis rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of California-Davis ranks #39 by median pay four years after graduation, and #75 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at University of California-Davis worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,979.

← All data for University of California-Davis · 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.