Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Virginia Tech, 68% 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 Tech with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	16

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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