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. In 2021, 103 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UF Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UF. This makes it the #13 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UF. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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	18
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UF Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.