Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical engineering, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at UW - Madison 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	94
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UW - Madison Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from UW - Madison, 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	9
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Biomedical Engineers	210	$71,750

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 Czar under License

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