Biomedical Engineering at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 138 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Schools	38

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Boston U. This makes it the #7 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Boston U Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $61,357. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Boston University.

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Boston U. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	41
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

The bio engineering program at Boston U awarded 67 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Biomedical Engineers	2,020	$105,580
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.