Biomedical/Medical Engineering at George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$63,981
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,533
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 118
Rank by pay
#98 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,594
Median federal debt

George Mason 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 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Mason 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—
…
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
65Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI$93,229$97,009#42$70,090

Other Majors at George Mason University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Homeland Security$143,972$90,956#1 of 33
Computer Engineering$117,942$87,466#42 of 189
Systems Engineering$114,815$84,942#6 of 11
Computer and Information Sciences$110,754$78,800#78 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,074$82,175#77 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,049$68,049#32 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$96,467$73,570#68 of 318
Physics$96,138—#12 of 107
Civil Engineering$93,856$75,822#27 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$91,132$67,291#107 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,878$78,365#370 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$88,080$62,989#121 of 452
Economics$87,548$53,024#120 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,224$55,147#78 of 1176
Computer Science—$84,632—
Chemistry$77,681$50,304#31 of 209
Mathematics$77,519$54,711#96 of 309
Geography and Cartography$74,692$49,568#10 of 117
Political Science and Government$74,125$45,846#77 of 565
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$72,271$40,929#3 of 6
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,511$43,612#39 of 660
International Relations and National Security Studies$69,399$44,644#45 of 118
Marketing$69,210$49,223#202 of 516
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$68,546$27,859#21 of 67
Public Administration$67,973$56,674#19 of 47
Public Health$65,358$37,025#44 of 215
Sociology$64,603$38,916#41 of 462
Biology$64,301$34,719#212 of 841
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$64,046$45,624#32 of 61
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,672$34,890#73 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do George Mason University biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,981 one year after graduating and $93,533 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does George Mason University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, George Mason University ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #98 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at George Mason 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 $23,594.

← All data for George Mason 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.