Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCR Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCR Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UCR 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCR Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the bioengineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

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