Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 85 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Ohio State.

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.

Ohio State Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Ohio State 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
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Ohio State. This makes it the #64 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Ohio State Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $45,967. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Ohio State. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio State Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

The bio engineering program at Ohio State awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Ohio State, 56% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110
Biomedical Engineers	640	$84,700

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.