Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at WUSTL 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WUSTL Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

If you plan to be a bio engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	107

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Computer 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680
Biomedical Engineers	200	$75,150

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.