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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UofL.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UofL 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	75

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UofL. This makes it the #68 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UofL Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $58,069. This is 5% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UofL. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

About 70% 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.

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	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofL Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UofL in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UofL, 67% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofL also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.