Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. In 2021, 54 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UIUC 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
	22

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UIUC. This makes it the #25 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $74,716. This is 36% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UIUC in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UIUC in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.