Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UCSD 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.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	18
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	315

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Biological Engineering
• Systems 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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