Biomedical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

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.

Penn State University Park Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at Penn State University Park 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	74
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Penn State University Park Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

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 George Chriss under License

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