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Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University

Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

58% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 22
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 96

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Biomedical Engineers 440 $101,460

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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