Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at California Institute of Technology
Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
Caltech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
- Master’s Degree in Bioengineering
Caltech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings
The bioengineering major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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.
There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Bioengineering Student Demographics at Caltech
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioengineering majors at California Institute of Technology.
Caltech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bioengineering bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in bioengineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Caltech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in bioengineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in bioengineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 31,580 | $175,010 |
Biomedical Engineers | 3,530 | $101,210 |
Engineering Professors | 2,400 | $129,790 |
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 Canon.vs.nikon under License
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