Biomedical Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UF Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UF 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UF Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	167

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170
Biomedical Engineers	530	$78,670

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 DouglasGreen under License

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