Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 86 graduates a year

$71,485
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,926
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#43 of 118
Rank by pay
#46 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,850
Median federal debt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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—
…
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
43University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$97,926$96,212#46$71,485
44University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$97,611$93,239#59$76,184
45University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$96,874$88,149#83$67,170
46University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$96,532$95,074#51$68,410

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$98,771—

Other Majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$181,981$124,530#17 of 349
Computer Engineering$159,855$103,123#10 of 189
Mathematics and Computer Science$155,503$109,843#1 of 5
Computer and Information Sciences$146,946$113,503#16 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$119,978$75,381#19 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$116,339$77,572#6 of 166
Nuclear Engineering$116,047$81,134#1 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,783$86,483#28 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$107,904$68,442#19 of 1176
Systems Engineering$106,805$81,785#7 of 11
Statistics$105,978$68,636#12 of 50
Chemical Engineering$104,317$77,440#29 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,172$72,527#24 of 126
Industrial Engineering$103,143$78,313#23 of 94
Engineering Physics$102,211$64,304#1 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$101,098$74,731#49 of 796
Materials Engineering$97,924$75,080#5 of 34
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,276$75,859#25 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$95,329$80,187#82 of 318
Civil Engineering$91,650$73,397#44 of 233
Marketing$90,744$69,273#20 of 516
Engineering Mechanics$89,617——
Agricultural Engineering$89,400$62,032#5 of 26
Economics$86,860$58,921#128 of 368
Agricultural Business and Management$86,646$55,934#3 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,451$48,063#5 of 178
Physics$81,077$51,019#49 of 107
Mathematics$78,891$48,728#90 of 309
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$71,425$41,026#3 of 16
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$70,213$29,777#14 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $71,485 one year after graduating and $97,926 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks #43 by median pay four years after graduation, and #46 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 $16,850.

← All data for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 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.