Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In 2021, 70 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.
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.
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UIC Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
- Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering
UIC Biomedical Engineering Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UIC 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 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 112 |
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools | 115 |
In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UIC. This makes it the #21 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
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.
How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UIC Make?
The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $42,675. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 |
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Asian | 26 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
UIC Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program
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 |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 30 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UIC also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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.
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