Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

Every bioengineering & 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 bioengineering program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

UC Berkeley Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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 bioengineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

In the bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioengineering 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
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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