Biomedical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UMass Amherst 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Amherst Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	58

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Industrial 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Biomedical Engineers	2,020	$105,580
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Lion Hirth under License

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