Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston

Every bioengineering & biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioengineering program at University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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.

UH Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UH Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UH 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

In the bioengineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.