Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a bioengineering 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 bioengineering program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UCSD 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of bioengineering 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 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

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 - 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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