Biomedical Engineering at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofL Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofL Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UofL 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UofL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofL Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UofL, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	55

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Ken Lund under License

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