Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 115 graduates a year

$60,524
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,078
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#91 of 118
Rank by pay
#58 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,006
Median federal debt

University of Florida graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Florida 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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88University of Memphis Memphis, TN$88,279$96,435#45$62,454
89Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$88,272$89,773#73—
90Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$88,120$93,792#57—
91University of Florida Gainesville, FL$88,078$93,748#58$60,524
92Western New England University Springfield, MA$87,838$77,351#112$58,437
93The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX$87,420$88,880#79$58,916
94University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$87,393$85,863#94$55,011

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at University of Florida

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$78,751—

Other Majors at University of Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$128,140$87,949#24 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$126,268$90,651#29 of 459
Systems Engineering$122,299$85,698#3 of 11
Chemical Engineering$109,607$87,164#16 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,220$60,290#15 of 126
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$109,139$79,410#1 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,543$85,243#40 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$106,153$70,663#32 of 452
Statistics$98,409$59,619#17 of 50
Fire Protection$97,839$86,740#7 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$97,113$76,228#63 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$94,941$65,144#80 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,375$70,760#39 of 59
Mathematics$93,022$46,036#36 of 309
Marketing$92,626$56,454#15 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$89,799$46,917#3 of 9
Economics$89,075$42,349#108 of 368
Materials Engineering$87,779$79,200#24 of 34
Civil Engineering$86,453$72,889#101 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,615$52,032#101 of 1176
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,635$62,480#28 of 46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,839$73,711#719 of 966
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,933$59,013—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,152$23,493#22 of 156
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$73,679$24,588#12 of 64
Agricultural Business and Management$70,862$49,371#19 of 77
Political Science and Government$70,434$31,574#118 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,943$40,691#20 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,600$42,099#43 of 178
Physics$68,682—#88 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $60,524 one year after graduating and $88,078 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of Florida ranks #91 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,006.

← All data for University of Florida · 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.