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Biomedical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

Biomedical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering

URI Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at URI 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.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 32

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 480 $151,670
Engineering Professors 210 $137,620

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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