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. In 2021, 44 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

GMU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at GMU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	121

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from GMU. This makes it the #102 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $46,303. 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 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

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in bio engineering from GMU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GMU Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in bio engineering from GMU in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GMU also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.