Biomedical Engineering at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. Of the 1,618 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 2021, 9 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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.

Harvard Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Harvard Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at Harvard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Harvard 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
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Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	72

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Harvard. This makes it the #93 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 bio engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

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

Harvard Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from Harvard. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Science

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Biomedical Engineers	2,020	$105,580
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.