Biomedical Engineering at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

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.

GMU Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GMU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at GMU 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 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from GMU, 55% 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 George Mason University with a master's in bio engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	51

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Biomedical Engineers	200	$97,400

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.