Biomedical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU - Boulder Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at CU - Boulder 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CU - Boulder Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at University of Colorado Boulder. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biochemical 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Biomedical Engineers	570	$96,880

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.