Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 81 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.

UCLA Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at UCLA 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
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	20

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UCLA. This makes it the #49 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 UCLA

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

UCLA Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCLA Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.