Biomedical/Medical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 132 graduates a year

$56,045
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$102,544
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 118
Rank by pay
#16 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,071
Median federal debt

The University of Texas at Austin graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Texas at Austin 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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18Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$103,306$98,326#37$74,427
19Northwestern University Evanston, IL$102,994$101,191#24$68,592
20Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$102,755$106,372#11$74,562
21The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$102,544$104,257#16$56,045
22University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$102,342$107,908#10$70,307
23Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$101,362$103,086#20$74,860
24University of Delaware Newark, DE$101,175$100,569#29$71,980

Other Majors at The University of Texas at Austin by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Law$156,311——
Computer and Information Sciences$155,168$111,587#12 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$146,003$96,997#5 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$145,638—#1 of 33
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$143,049—#1 of 29
Petroleum Engineering$139,867$86,761#2 of 19
Finance and Financial Management Services$132,075$81,844#10 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$127,158$86,622#3 of 166
Chemical Engineering$115,423$87,365#6 of 158
Accounting and Related Services$105,143$68,082#34 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$104,523$82,227#21 of 318
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$104,422$81,022#13 of 59
Civil Engineering$95,271$75,153#20 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$94,458$66,289#39 of 1176
Business/Commerce—$94,041—
Architectural Engineering$93,710$73,510#3 of 16
Marketing$91,955$59,428#16 of 516
Economics$89,354$58,717#107 of 368
Mathematics$88,434$60,011#51 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,891$75,095#429 of 966
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$83,481$42,062#2 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,221$47,972#10 of 178
Architecture$76,808$56,327#5 of 78
Political Science and Government$75,988$43,281#57 of 565
Physics$74,738$36,832#68 of 107
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$73,089$45,243#21 of 476
Information Science/Studies$72,916—#103 of 148
Communication and Media Studies$72,210$43,848#36 of 660
Chemistry$72,025$43,383#60 of 209
Apparel and Textiles$71,922$37,245#5 of 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Texas at Austin biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,045 one year after graduating and $102,544 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Texas at Austin rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, The University of Texas at Austin ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,071.

← All data for The University of Texas at Austin · 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.