Biomedical Engineering at University of Maine

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 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.

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UMaine 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UMaine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UMaine, 75% 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 Maine with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
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 Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	31

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Surveying Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Architectural and Engineering Managers	760	$124,230
Engineering Professors	150	$87,920

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 Jalnet2 under License

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