Biomedical Engineering at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from WSU.

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.

WSU Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WSU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how WSU performed in these rankings.

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 WSU 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	89

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

How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from WSU Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $39,986. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from WSU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in bio engineering from WSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from WSU, 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 Wichita State 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

WSU also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820
Biomedical Engineers	40	$77,150

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.