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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from UW Seattle.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UW Seattle. This makes it the #36 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UW Seattle Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $50,892. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UW Seattle Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.