Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GWU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Biomedical Engineers	50	$80,320

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 Michiel1972 under License

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