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Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

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Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

If you plan to study biomedical engineering, take a look at what University of Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Iowa 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
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 71
81

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Iowa. This makes it the #97 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $51,874. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.

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Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The bio engineering program at Iowa awarded 111 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 80
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Iowa Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The bio engineering program at Iowa awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

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In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
Engineering Professors 570 $116,060
Biomedical Engineers 80 $68,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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