Biomedical Engineering at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 38 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.

Lehigh Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Lehigh performed in these rankings.

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 Lehigh 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
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
	21
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	23

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Lehigh. This makes it the #113 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Lehigh Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $61,798. This is 12% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lehigh. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Lehigh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lehigh Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in bio engineering from Lehigh. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Lehigh, 75% 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 Lehigh University with a master's in bio engineering.

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Computer 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Biomedical Engineers	1,340	$78,840

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.