Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological/Biosystems Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University of Arizona Biological/Biosystems Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological/Biosystems Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Biological/Biosystems Engineering

University of Arizona Biological/Biosystems Engineering Rankings

The biological/biosystems engineering major at University of Arizona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological/Biosystems 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological/biosystems engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological/Biosystems Engineering Student Demographics at University of Arizona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological/biosystems engineering majors at University of Arizona.

University of Arizona Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological/biosystems engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological/biosystems engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a bachelor's in biological/biosystems engineering.

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

University of Arizona Biological/Biosystems Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biological/biosystems engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the biological/biosystems engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a master's in biological/biosystems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Biological/Biosystems Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological/biosystems 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Engineers	2,160	$94,450
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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 Msr69er under License

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