Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Davis

What traits are you looking for in a bioengineering school? To help you decide if University of California - Davis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bioengineering program.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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 Davis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UC Davis 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	24
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Davis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

In the bioengineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 bioengineering.

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

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 - 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.