Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Drexel University

If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical engineering, take a look at what Drexel University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Drexel Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

Drexel Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at Drexel 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

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 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

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