Biomedical Engineering at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 87 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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.

U of U Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at U of U 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 U of U 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
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	50
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Schools	54

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from U of U. This makes it the #13 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from U of U Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $60,458. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in bio engineering from U of U in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U of U Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from U of U in 2020-2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from U of U, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of U also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Biomedical Engineers	590	$70,980
Engineering Professors	320	$120,110

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.