Biomedical Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico stacks up to those at other schools.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico and approximately 4,367 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

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.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Schools	3
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools	106

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 PR, the home state for Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.