Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPenn Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPenn Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UPenn 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.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UPenn Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	127

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Systems 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Biomedical Engineers	1,340	$78,840

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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