Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 137 graduates a year

$74,094
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$99,762
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 118
Rank by pay
#19 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,492
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 7% 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 University of Wisconsin-Madison 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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29Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$100,182$100,772#25$48,134
30Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$100,182$100,772#26$48,134
31Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$99,842$87,630#86$73,454
32University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$99,762$103,807#19$74,094
33Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA$99,617$87,723#85$80,401
34Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$99,521$94,723#55$64,660
35Boston University Boston, MA$99,024$87,201#87$69,209

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$82,680$109,392—

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Real Estate$120,483$73,239#4 of 25
Computer Engineering$120,068—#38 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$119,655$80,566#48 of 459
Industrial Engineering$110,711$80,435#14 of 94
Finance and Financial Management Services$107,207$68,681#29 of 452
International Business$106,783$66,591#6 of 115
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$106,521$83,260#19 of 126
Insurance$105,992$78,796#1 of 21
Nuclear Engineering$102,449—#4 of 12
Chemical Engineering$101,676$85,945#44 of 158
Mathematics$101,438$67,744#23 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$101,390$68,909#48 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$100,005$67,699#28 of 1176
Statistics$99,210$64,684#16 of 50
Marketing$96,148$65,224#11 of 516
Mechanical Engineering$95,114$74,611#83 of 318
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,059$82,018#181 of 258
Engineering Mechanics$92,276$72,612—
Materials Engineering$91,265$76,662#19 of 34
Civil Engineering$87,691$71,246#85 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,579$75,513#517 of 966
Food Science and Technology$85,445—#1 of 29
Economics$85,366$54,495#135 of 368
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$82,081$57,760#8 of 27
Agricultural Business and Management$81,655$49,868#5 of 77
Agricultural Engineering$78,368$67,746#23 of 26
Physics$77,380$36,878#59 of 107
Journalism$75,967$40,942#6 of 187
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$74,963$29,866#14 of 610
Management Information Systems and Services—$73,506—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,094 one year after graduating and $99,762 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #19 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,492.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Madison · 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.