Biomedical Engineering at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 52 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UNT.

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.

UNT Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNT Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at UNT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at UNT 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
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools	64
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	169

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UNT. This makes it the #64 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 bio engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 North Texas with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNT Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from UNT. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNT also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Biomedical Engineers	900	$100,680

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.