Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a bioengineering school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bioengineering program.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMN Twin Cities Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

UMN Twin Cities Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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 bioengineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioengineering 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
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

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