Biomedical Engineering at University of Connecticut

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Connecticut. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UCONN 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCONN Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UCONN, 67% 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 Connecticut with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at University of Connecticut. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	126

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280
Biomedical Engineers	170	$102,970

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.