Biomedical Engineering at Widener University

If you plan to study biomedical engineering, take a look at what Widener University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. In 2021, 14 bio engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Widener.

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.

Widener Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Widener Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Widener 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 Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Widener. This makes it the #93 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Widener in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Widener Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

The bio engineering program at Widener awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Widener, 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 Widener University with a master's in bio engineering.

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

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

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Biomedical Engineers	1,340	$78,840

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:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.