Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 84 graduates a year

$61,342
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,041
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#77 of 118
Rank by pay
#102 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,954
Median federal debt

University of California-Riverside graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Riverside 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—
…
74Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN$90,484$97,073#41$71,714
75University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$90,415$102,629#22$42,570
76Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$90,065$96,113#47$65,469
77University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$90,041$81,931#102$61,342
78Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$89,850$78,860#109$62,097
79Widener University Chester, PA$89,794$91,321#65$68,762
80Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$89,560$85,243#97$39,035

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at University of California-Riverside

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$109,400—

Other Majors at University of California-Riverside by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$117,705$81,034#85 of 349
Computer Engineering$107,193$65,049#88 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,630$66,430#81 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$93,721$62,554#114 of 318
Chemical Engineering$91,457$68,245#122 of 158
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$84,300$59,309#12 of 46
Statistics$78,492$29,138#35 of 50
Information Science/Studies—$76,090—
Physics$74,410$19,977#70 of 107
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$72,295$43,086#12 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,027$43,213#315 of 1176
Economics$66,682$37,149#309 of 368
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,813$31,148#22 of 35
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,944$30,521#37 of 265
Business/Managerial Economics$64,147$37,496#75 of 84
Chemistry$64,131$39,676#129 of 209
Mathematics$63,596$27,227#223 of 309
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$62,211$23,203#64 of 476
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$59,677$22,998#78 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,549$30,077#85 of 110
Public Policy Analysis$58,504$39,867#32 of 34
Sustainability Studies$58,463$30,698#12 of 17
Biology$58,339$26,863#405 of 841
International/Globalization Studies$57,959$21,428#40 of 87
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$57,847$23,447—
Political Science and Government$56,740$30,060#402 of 565
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$56,555$31,443#28 of 103
International Relations and National Security Studies$56,108$27,021#95 of 118
Sociology$55,682$29,367#150 of 462
Social Sciences$55,087$39,934#17 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $61,342 one year after graduating and $90,041 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of California-Riverside ranks #77 by median pay four years after graduation, and #102 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,954.

← All data for University of California-Riverside · 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.