Biomedical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Biomedical Engineering 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160
Biomedical Engineers	670	$100,200

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.