Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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. In 2021, 113 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UT Austin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
	5
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools	21

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UT Austin. This makes it the #68 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Austin Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $69,298. This is 26% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	45
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

The bio engineering program at UT Austin awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Industrial 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.