Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$62,972
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$91,676
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#70 of 118
Rank by pay
#40 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,779
Median federal debt

Florida Gulf Coast University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida Gulf Coast University 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—
…
67Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$92,974$95,532#49$60,828
68Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA$92,806$81,725#103$78,283
69University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA$91,805$80,844#104$60,237
70Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$91,676$97,577#40$62,972
71Brown University Providence, RI$91,674$90,290#69$74,180
72North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$91,235$97,908#39$52,948
73University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$90,897$97,001#43$72,166

Other Majors at Florida Gulf Coast University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$98,650$60,746#131 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,452$70,964#495 of 966
Civil Engineering$84,451$64,411#128 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,238$60,797#33 of 46
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,767$55,882#246 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$74,739$44,868#114 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$72,207$51,301#428 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,069$58,048#76 of 93
Marketing$67,034$46,910#248 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,349$38,660#517 of 1176
Hospitality Administration/Management$60,011$39,108#41 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,179$36,002#159 of 610
Public Health$58,119$35,724#106 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,115$50,951#51 of 680
Legal Support Services$56,695$39,824#11 of 32
History$56,543—#109 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$56,467$46,866#40 of 177
Communication and Media Studies$56,455$39,342#259 of 660
Education$55,116$38,392#19 of 71
Political Science and Government$54,824$35,578#440 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,215$40,079#343 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,006$33,871#103 of 156
Social Work$53,707$36,407#165 of 420
Biology$53,352$29,635#589 of 841
Psychology$52,722$30,367#369 of 1027
Security Science and Technology$52,096$28,173#35 of 45
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,265$34,875#177 of 265
Sociology$50,136—#290 of 462
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$48,942$30,818#25 of 29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,879$34,328#37 of 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida Gulf Coast University biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $62,972 one year after graduating and $91,676 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida Gulf Coast University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Florida Gulf Coast University ranks #70 by median pay four years after graduation, and #40 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,779.

← All data for Florida Gulf Coast University · 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.