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Biological Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Biological Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2021, 49 of them were biological engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNL Biological Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Biological Engineering

UNL Biological Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological engineering progam at UNL 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 biological engineering major at UNL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological 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
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools 2

Earnings of UNL Biological Engineering Graduates

The median salary of biological engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $52,844. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allbiological engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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Biological Engineering Student Demographics at UNL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological engineering majors at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

UNL Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biological Engineering from UNL in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological engineering at UNL are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in biological engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 35
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UNL also has a doctoral program available in biological engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biological Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Architectural and Engineering Managers 660 $126,970
Engineers 520 $82,760
Engineering Professors 80 $104,810
Biomedical Engineers 60 $82,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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