Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 54 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.

VCU Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

VCU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at VCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at VCU 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 Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	169

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from VCU. This makes it the #113 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $43,433. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The bio engineering program at VCU awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

VCU Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in bio engineering from VCU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from VCU, 75% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VCU also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 Virginia Commonwealth University.

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.