Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

Every bioengineering & biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioengineering program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UPenn 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

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

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 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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