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. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 91 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UCONN. This makes it the #46 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UCONN Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $62,219. This is 13% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 64% 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	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCONN Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UCONN, 58% 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.