Biomedical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UT Knoxville 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 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 83% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	51

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Biomedical Engineers	440	$77,920

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 Nightryder84 under License

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