Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

UT Knoxville Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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 bioengineering, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioengineering 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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