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Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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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. In 2021, 123 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
90

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UCSD. This makes it the #1 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $45,324. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

43% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The bio engineering program at UCSD awarded 123 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 31
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UCSD. About 61% were men and 39% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 37
International Students 94
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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