Biological Engineering at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Biological Engineering Degrees Available

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

UGA Biological Engineering Rankings

The biological engineering major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological 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.

Biological Engineering Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological engineering at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in biological engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UGA Biological Engineering Master’s Program

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

In the biological engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Biological Engineering

The following biological engineering concentations are available at University of Georgia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	52

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That Biological Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Engineers	4,380	$93,580
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180
Biomedical Engineers	220	$81,870

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 Pruddle under License

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