Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona

If you plan to study biomedical 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 approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 42 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona.

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.

University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at University of Arizona 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
	71
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
	116

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from University of Arizona. This makes it the #75 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $50,727. 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 University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Arizona in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at University of Arizona are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from University of Arizona. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 bio engineering.

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

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biological 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.