Biomedical Engineering at Drexel University

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at Drexel University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at Drexel 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Drexel, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at Drexel University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	143

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Biomedical Engineers	1,340	$78,840

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.