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. In 2021, 25 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UMaine.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	113
	116

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UMaine. This makes it the #113 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UMaine Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $45,688. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering 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

The bio engineering program at UMaine awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

About 76% 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	0
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UMaine in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UMaine, 100% 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.