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Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in bio engineering.

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.

RPI Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in bio engineering from RPI. About 65% were men and 35% were women.

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Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from RPI, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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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