Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 128 graduates a year

$65,110
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,705
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#61 of 118
Rank by pay
#18 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,375
Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Clemson 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—
…
58Binghamton University Vestal, NY$94,859$90,286#70$58,999
59Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH$94,168$100,491#30$78,815
60Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$94,103$89,567#76$72,344
61Clemson University Clemson, SC$93,705$103,904#18$65,110
62George Mason University Fairfax, VA$93,533$85,170#98$63,981
63Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$93,434$100,237#31$72,749
64Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$93,305$94,864#54$63,249

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at Clemson University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$76,660$100,816$18,862

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Agricultural Engineering$88,338—#7 of 26
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,059$47,260#374 of 1176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299
Biology$65,577$31,481#168 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $65,110 one year after graduating and $93,705 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Clemson University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Clemson University ranks #61 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Clemson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,375.

← All data for Clemson 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.