Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical engineering, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioengineering majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	84
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UNC Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the bioengineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850
Biomedical Engineers	350	$93,450

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 Marchmain05 under License

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