Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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 Austin Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UT Austin 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

54% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UT Austin, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	145

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Biomedical Engineers	900	$100,680

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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