Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

48% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	161

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Biomedical Engineers	3,530	$101,210
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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
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