Biomedical Engineering at University of Delaware

If you plan to study biomedical engineering, take a look at what University of Delaware has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 49 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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.

UD Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UD Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UD performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at UD 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
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UD. This makes it the #113 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UD Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $55,689. This is 1% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UD

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

UD 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 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UD Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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

UD also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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• Ocean Engineering
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• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
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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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$157,490
Engineering Professors	230	$78,470

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.