Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every 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 bio engineering program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UIUC 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

54% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	96

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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
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