Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying bioengineering & 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 has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at University of Virginia 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

University of Virginia Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from University of Virginia, 80% 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 bioengineering.

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

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 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.