Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

CIP Code: 14.0501

A bioengineering and biomedical engineering degree prepares graduates for careers in Architectural and engineering managers, Bioengineers and biomedical engineers, Engineering teachers, postsecondary. 235 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

13,914

                Colleges Offering
                235
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $126,937
            

                Top Career Salary
                $167,740
            

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $93,451 four years after graduating (middle half: $74,134–$113,859). Where you study it matters: across 118 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $67,246 to $126,419.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$126,419	$128,569	$93,310	$15,593	A+
2	Rice University Houston, TX	$121,099	$123,122	$88,307	—	A+
3	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$116,662	$127,441	$63,402	$15,000	A+
4	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$116,525	$106,030	$57,874	$14,500	A+
5	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$114,673	$100,639	$76,928	$11,207	A+
6	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$114,426	$104,120	$73,710	$20,500	A+
7	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$112,914	$130,706	—	$22,500	A+
8	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$111,738	$98,397	$70,696	$13,000	A+
9	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$110,597	$100,636	$73,348	$14,896	A+
10	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$109,648	$111,513	—	—	A+
11	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$109,551	$99,756	$66,823	$18,400	A+
12	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$109,232	$99,394	$81,186	$20,500	A+
13	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$106,540	$96,944	$66,090	$15,500	B
14	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$106,260	$108,067	$72,440	$26,000	A+
15	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$106,048	$111,815	—	$19,395	C+
16	Duke University Durham, NC	$105,921	$113,668	$69,873	$13,894	A+
17	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$105,415	$95,921	$80,508	$13,750	A+
18	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$103,306	$98,326	$74,427	$26,000	A+
19	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$102,994	$101,191	$68,592	$16,833	A+
20	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$102,755	$106,372	$74,562	$21,375	A+
21	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$102,544	$104,257	$56,045	$21,071	A+
22	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$102,342	$107,908	$70,307	$18,969	A+
23	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$101,362	$103,086	$74,860	$29,666	A+
24	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$101,175	$100,569	$71,980	$25,752	A
25	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$101,101	$102,821	$54,415	$27,000	B+
26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$100,930	$92,834	$57,062	$14,000	A
27	George Washington University Washington, DC	$100,601	$88,153	$69,942	$23,000	A+
28	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$100,416	$102,124	$76,531	$24,164	A
30	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$100,182	$100,772	$48,134	$21,500	B
29	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$100,182	$100,772	$48,134	$21,500	B+
31	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$99,842	$87,630	$73,454	$27,000	A+
32	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$99,762	$103,807	$74,094	$20,492	A+
33	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$99,617	$87,723	$80,401	$27,000	A
34	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$99,521	$94,723	$64,660	$27,000	A
35	Boston University Boston, MA	$99,024	$87,201	$69,209	$25,500	A+
36	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$98,997	$105,370	$67,064	$18,425	A+
37	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$98,687	$89,799	$65,045	$20,000	A+
38	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$98,567	$89,690	$55,856	$23,000	B+
39	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$98,504	$89,632	$68,419	$15,979	A
40	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$98,129	$105,306	$74,016	$19,872	A
41	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$97,992	$105,159	$70,561	$15,000	A+
42	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$97,927	$108,586	$57,311	$23,000	A
43	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$97,926	$96,212	$71,485	$16,850	A+
44	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$97,611	$93,239	$76,184	$21,300	A
45	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$96,874	$88,149	$67,170	$16,750	A
46	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$96,532	$95,074	$68,410	$26,234	B+
47	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$96,353	$91,320	$68,783	$19,476	B+
48	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$95,957	$91,331	$69,414	$20,500	A
49	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$95,728	$99,610	$73,526	$26,975	A+
50	CUNY City College New York, NY	$95,685	$91,072	$56,711	—	B
55	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$95,682	$86,144	$66,075	$25,000	B+
54	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$95,682	$86,144	$66,075	$25,000	B+
53	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$95,682	$86,144	$66,075	$25,000	B+
52	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$95,682	$86,144	$66,075	$25,000	B+
51	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$95,682	$86,144	$66,075	$25,000	A
56	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$95,625	$98,256	—	$19,000	B
57	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$95,142	$88,976	$56,529	$23,370	A+
58	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$94,859	$90,286	$58,999	$19,500	A
59	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$94,168	$100,491	$78,815	$23,250	A+
60	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$94,103	$89,567	$72,344	$28,308	A
61	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$93,705	$103,904	$65,110	$21,375	A+
62	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$93,533	$85,170	$63,981	$23,594	B+
63	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$93,434	$100,237	$72,749	$19,500	A+
64	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$93,305	$94,864	$63,249	$19,000	A
65	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$93,229	$97,009	$70,090	$27,000	A
66	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$92,984	$85,648	$76,755	$25,000	B
67	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$92,974	$95,532	$60,828	$21,000	B+
68	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$92,806	$81,725	$78,283	$27,000	A+
69	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$91,805	$80,844	$60,237	$27,000	C+
70	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$91,676	$97,577	$62,972	$17,779	C+
71	Brown University Providence, RI	$91,674	$90,290	$74,180	—	A+
72	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$91,235	$97,908	$52,948	$27,000	D
73	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$90,897	$97,001	$72,166	$20,625	B
74	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$90,484	$97,073	$71,714	$26,441	A+
75	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$90,415	$102,629	$42,570	$22,676	B
76	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$90,065	$96,113	$65,469	$23,125	A
77	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$90,041	$81,931	$61,342	$19,954	B+
78	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$89,850	$78,860	$62,097	$23,745	A
79	Widener University Chester, PA	$89,794	$91,321	$68,762	$27,000	B+
80	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$89,560	$85,243	$39,035	$24,452	A
81	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$89,052	$95,032	$58,914	$27,000	B
82	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$88,795	$80,798	$57,223	$20,816	B
83	Florida International University Miami, FL	$88,656	$94,363	$62,254	$19,500	B+
84	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$88,484	$89,962	—	$22,700	C+
85	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$88,435	$94,874	$71,852	$19,959	C+
86	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$88,396	$77,584	$63,449	$21,500	A
87	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$88,378	$86,831	$48,572	$27,000	A
88	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	$88,279	$96,435	$62,454	$25,250	C
89	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$88,272	$89,773	—	$27,000	A
90	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$88,120	$93,792	—	$27,000	D
91	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$88,078	$93,748	$60,524	$21,006	A+
92	Western New England University Springfield, MA	$87,838	$77,351	$58,437	$27,000	B
93	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$87,420	$88,880	$58,916	$18,625	A
94	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$87,393	$85,863	$55,011	$21,250	B+
95	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$86,894	$91,402	$58,144	$27,000	A
96	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$86,893	$88,371	$67,627	$27,000	A
97	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$86,844	$93,115	$56,932	$27,000	A
98	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$86,295	$78,579	$54,133	$22,250	C
99	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$86,190	$80,605	$55,550	$26,840	C+
100	Union College Schenectady, NY	$86,182	$82,027	$62,624	$27,000	A+
101	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$85,751	$91,509	$69,711	$19,750	C
102	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$85,454	$98,919	$62,384	—	B
103	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$84,920	$80,826	$55,974	$19,615	B+
104	Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA	$84,844	$77,202	$74,115	$33,384	A
105	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$84,311	$95,466	—	$15,500	B
106	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$84,059	$73,777	$67,609	$26,697	C
107	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$83,916	$88,480	$63,831	$27,000	A
108	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$82,540	$88,083	$61,226	$23,123	D
109	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$81,519	$71,432	—	—	B+
110	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	$80,937	$85,339	$64,298	$26,500	B+
111	University of Maine Orono, ME	$80,059	$85,082	$59,864	$20,365	C
112	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	$77,864	$83,093	$45,570	$21,395	C
113	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$77,774	$79,073	$60,705	$24,200	C+
114	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$75,972	$89,527	$59,504	$27,000	B+
115	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$74,542	$90,443	$45,483	$25,000	B
116	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	$72,936	$75,719	$51,636	$19,118	C
117	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$69,476	$75,895	$47,261	$22,200	B+
118	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$67,246	$68,369	$41,773	$24,500	B

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Architectural and engineering managers

$167,740 +3.8% growth

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Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

$106,950 +5.2% growth

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Engineering teachers, postsecondary

$106,120 +8.1% growth

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$126,937

Average Salary Across Careers

$167,740

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	259	A+
2	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	124	A+
3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Atlanta, GA	423	A
4	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	372	A
5	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	322	A
6	Duke University	Durham, NC	274	A
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	265	A
8	Boston University	Boston, MA	226	A
9	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	211	A
10	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	207	A
11	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	191	A
12	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	176	A
13	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	166	A
14	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	150	A
15	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	144	A
16	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	139	A
17	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	139	A
18	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	131	A
19	Washington University in St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	126	A
20	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	120	A
21	Tufts University	Medford, MA	111	A
22	Yale University	New Haven, CT	104	A
23	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	95	A
24	Stanford University	Stanford, CA	86	A
25	Rice University	Houston, TX	85	A
26	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	78	A
27	Brown University	Providence, RI	75	A
28	Emory University	Atlanta, GA	47	A
29	New York University	New York, NY	31	A
30	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, CA	29	A

Largest Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Atlanta, GA	423	A
2	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	372	A
3	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	322	A
4	Duke University	Durham, NC	274	A
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	265	A
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	259	A+
7	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	259	B+
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	249	B+
9	Boston University	Boston, MA	226	A
10	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	211	A
11	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	207	A
12	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, AZ	204	B
13	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	200	B+
14	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	191	A
15	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	183	B+
16	Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	180	B
17	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	176	A
18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	173	B+
19	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	166	A
20	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	165	B+
21	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, PA	157	B+
22	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	150	A
23	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, MA	149	B
24	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	148	B+
25	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	144	A
26	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	143	B+
27	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	142	B
28	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	139	A
29	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	139	A
30	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	136	B+

13,914

Degrees Awarded Annually

235

Colleges Offering Program

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About Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering is a degree program offered at 235 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 13,914 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as architectural and engineering managers, bioengineers and biomedical engineers, engineering teachers, postsecondary.

Program Classification

CIP Code 14.0501

Field (2-digit CIP) 14

Category (4-digit CIP) 14.05

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering degree?

A Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering degree can lead to careers as a architectural and engineering managers, bioengineers and biomedical engineers, engineering teachers, postsecondary, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $167,740 annually.

How many colleges offer Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering?

235 colleges and universities in the United States offer Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering as a degree program. Each year, approximately 13,914 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering?

The best colleges for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering based on Repit's ratings include University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Los Angeles, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, Johns Hopkins University, University of California-San Diego. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering degree?

Graduates with a Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering degree can expect average salaries around $126,937 in related careers, with top earners making up to $167,740. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Degree?

Architectural and engineering managers

Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

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Best Colleges for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Largest Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs

About Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

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