Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Utah

If you plan to study bioengineering & 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 approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

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.

U of U Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at U of U 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

U of U Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from U of U, 67% 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 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.