Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UIC 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	115

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Biomedical Engineers	1,500	$98,420
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.