Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UMN Twin Cities 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMN Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

44% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 63% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	151

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,080	$143,440
Biomedical Engineers	1,250	$114,380
Engineering Professors	530	$108,050

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
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