Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 40 graduates a year

$67,609
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,059
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#106 of 118
Rank by pay
#116 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,697
Median federal debt

Rowan University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rowan 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—
…
103University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$84,920$80,826#105$55,974
104Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA$84,844$77,202#113$74,115
105University of Louisville Louisville, KY$84,311$95,466#50—
106Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$84,059$73,777#116$67,609
107Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$83,916$88,480#80$63,831
108University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$82,540$88,083#84$61,226
109The Catholic University of America Washington, DC$81,519$71,432#117—

Other Majors at Rowan University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,215$79,612#69 of 258
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,116$84,859#167 of 966
Chemical Engineering$95,769$61,045#89 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,084$66,909#188 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$86,475$67,278#219 of 459
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection—$85,630—
Chemistry$79,695$53,607#20 of 209
Civil Engineering$78,834$67,362#205 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$76,524$52,363#322 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,697$51,486#250 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,631$46,439#268 of 1176
Human Resources Management and Services$73,035$47,983#61 of 187
Physics$72,734$36,435#80 of 107
Economics$70,614$38,580#264 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,702$38,799#43 of 110
Biology$64,921$33,313#182 of 841
Political Science and Government$64,525$26,042#213 of 565
Mathematics$63,146$50,698#225 of 309
Homeland Security$62,846$43,002#25 of 33
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,661$35,116#84 of 178
Computer Programming$60,493$41,799#29 of 30
English Language and Literature$57,895$37,815#84 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,739$49,969#61 of 345
Geography and Cartography$57,567$44,380#62 of 117
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,226$33,254#286 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$56,205$29,306#115 of 265
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$55,839$27,584#92 of 156
Communication and Media Studies$55,277$34,549#298 of 660
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$53,829$43,702#48 of 67
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,266$43,486#220 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rowan University biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $67,609 one year after graduating and $84,059 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rowan University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Rowan University ranks #106 by median pay four years after graduation, and #116 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Rowan University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,697.

← All data for Rowan 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.