Biomedical Engineering at University of Miami

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Miami. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and approximately 17,809 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from U Miami.

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.

U Miami Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U Miami Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at U Miami compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at U Miami 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
	88
	120
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	180

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from U Miami. This makes it the #46 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from U Miami Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at U Miami is $48,570. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from U Miami. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	22
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

U Miami Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from U Miami. About 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U Miami also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170
Biomedical Engineers	530	$78,670

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 Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.