Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus in 2021, 119 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.

University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia 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 Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	14
	23
	27
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from University of Virginia. This makes it the #81 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Virginia. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	71
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in bio engineering from University of Virginia. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from University of Virginia, 55% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Virginia also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Biomedical Engineers	200	$97,400

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.