Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University of Louisiana

If you plan to study biomedical engineering, take a look at what Tulane University of Louisiana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Tulane.

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.

Tulane Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tulane Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Tulane 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
	46
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	101

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Tulane. This makes it the #59 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Tulane Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tulane is $54,490. 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 Tulane

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Tulane University of Louisiana.

Tulane Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Tulane. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tulane Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in bio engineering from Tulane. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Tulane, 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.