Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Florida

What traits are you looking for in a bioengineering school? To help you decide if University of Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bioengineering 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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UF Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

UF Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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 bioengineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioengineering 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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