Biomedical Engineering at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Catholic University of America. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from CUA.

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.

CUA Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CUA Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at CUA 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
	51
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	79
	87
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools	102
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from CUA. This makes it the #71 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CUA Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at CUA is $53,024. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at CUA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CUA Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from CUA in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CUA also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 DC, the home state for Catholic University of America.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Biomedical Engineers	50	$80,320

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 Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.