Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
If you plan to study biomedical engineering, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.
Purdue Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
Purdue Biomedical Engineering Rankings
There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in bio engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 51 |
Related Majors
- Nuclear Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Materials 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 4,120 | $123,180 |
Biomedical Engineers | 570 | $85,310 |
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 Abhijitsathe under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.