Biomedical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UW Seattle Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	114

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880
Biomedical Engineers	480	$94,850

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 Joe Mabel under License

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