Biomedical Engineering at Duke 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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 93 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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.

Duke Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Duke Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at Duke 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 Duke 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 Value Biomedical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	5
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Duke. This makes it the #4 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from Duke Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duke is $67,573. This is 23% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The bio engineering program at Duke awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Duke Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from Duke. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Duke also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Civil 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850
Biomedical Engineers	350	$93,450

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.