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Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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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

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

Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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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 Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in bio engineering from Virginia Tech in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Virginia Tech, 57% 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.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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