Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 114 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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 Dallas Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Dallas 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
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	126

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UT Dallas. This makes it the #34 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UT Dallas Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $54,105. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 bio engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Dallas, about 52% were men and 48% were 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	28
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UT Dallas Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in bio engineering from UT Dallas in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 Dallas with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.