Biomedical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UNR.

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.

UNR Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UNR performed in these rankings.

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 UNR 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
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UNR. This makes it the #127 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UNR. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

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

UNR Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UNR. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

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

UNR also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Biomedical Engineers	30	$96,100

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.