Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 62 graduates a year

$73,526
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,728
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#49 of 118
Rank by pay
#33 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,975
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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—
…
46University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$96,532$95,074#51$68,410
47University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$96,353$91,320#66$68,783
48University of Rochester Rochester, NY$95,957$91,331#64$69,414
49Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$95,728$99,610#33$73,526
50CUNY City College New York, NY$95,685$91,072#67$56,711
51University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$95,682$86,144#89$66,075
52University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$95,682$86,144#90$66,075

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $73,526 one year after graduating and $95,728 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Marquette University ranks #49 by median pay four years after graduation, and #33 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Marquette University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,975.

← All data for Marquette 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.