Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at Northwestern 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at Northwestern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	89

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Biomedical Engineers	1,500	$98,420
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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