Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. Of the 9,846 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Davis in 2021, 109 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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 Davis Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis performed in these rankings.

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 UC Davis 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
	64
	114

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UC Davis. This makes it the #97 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UC Davis Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $51,679. 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 UC Davis

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

UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 109 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UC Davis in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	31
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UC Davis. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Textile Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Electrical 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.