Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. In 2021, 89 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

FIU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how FIU performed in these rankings.

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 FIU 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
	111

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from FIU. This makes it the #49 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of FIU Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $53,573. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in bio engineering from FIU in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	5
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

The bio engineering program at FIU awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• General Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170
Biomedical Engineers	530	$78,670

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.