Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at George Mason University

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

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

GMU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GMU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at GMU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

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 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.