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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UT Knoxville.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	81
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	92
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #107 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 UT Knoxville Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $46,182. 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 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UT Knoxville. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 76% 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	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UT Knoxville. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 100% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.