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Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UH.

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.

UH Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UH Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

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 UH 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
40
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 53

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UH. This makes it the #59 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UH. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 11
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UH Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

61% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UH. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

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In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200
Biomedical Engineers 900 $100,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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