Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Merced

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

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 Merced Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering

UC Merced Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UC Merced 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.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	10
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 - Merced.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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