Biological Engineering at University of Idaho

If you are interested in studying biological engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Idaho. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in biological engineering from U of I.

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.

U of I Biological Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of I Biological Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological engineering progam at U of I compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological engineering major at U of I 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools	9

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biological engineering from U of I. This makes it the #7 most popular school for biological engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological engineering, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Engineering Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 biological engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of I, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological engineering at U of I are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in biological engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U of I Biological Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Biological Engineering from U of I in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a biological engineering master's degree from U of I, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Idaho 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of I also has a doctoral program available in biological engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Engineers	370	$110,270
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.