Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$56,932
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,844
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#97 of 118
Rank by pay
#60 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Saint Louis University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Saint Louis 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—
…
94University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$87,393$85,863#94$55,011
95University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$86,894$91,402#63$58,144
96University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$86,893$88,371#81$67,627
97Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$86,844$93,115#60$56,932
98Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$86,295$78,579#110$54,133
99University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$86,190$80,605#107$55,550
100Union College Schenectady, NY$86,182$82,027#101$62,624

Other Majors at Saint Louis University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$99,331$74,209#44 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$93,647$60,055#92 of 452
International Business$92,270$52,670#15 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,483$48,371#46 of 1176
Computer Science$91,081$69,849#237 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$90,963$63,153#109 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$90,660$64,436#192 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$86,238$59,754#70 of 166
Air Transportation$83,903$44,459#25 of 52
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,525$70,226#664 of 966
Business/Managerial Economics$80,588$49,314#39 of 84
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,671$62,107#82 of 253
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$77,066—#10 of 610
Human Resources Management and Services$76,354$52,377#41 of 187
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering—$75,122—
Marketing$72,251$42,729#155 of 516
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$70,895$57,411#17 of 67
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,351—#19 of 85
Health and Medical Administrative Services$70,202$48,436#67 of 275
Political Science and Government$67,287$30,502#158 of 565
Biology$65,517$34,620#169 of 841
Public Health$63,652$33,863#60 of 215
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,475—#48 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,099$45,709#114 of 660
Psychology$58,862$34,295#116 of 1027
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,604—#26 of 70
Communication and Media Studies$57,787$30,047#224 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,943—#104 of 225
Social Work$56,306—#102 of 420
International Relations and National Security Studies$55,964—#96 of 118

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Saint Louis University biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,932 one year after graduating and $86,844 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Saint Louis University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Saint Louis University ranks #97 by median pay four years after graduation, and #60 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Saint Louis University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Saint Louis 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.