Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical engineering, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
UT Austin Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
- Master’s Degree in Bioengineering
UT Austin Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings
There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Bioengineering Student Demographics at UT Austin
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioengineering majors at The University of Texas at Austin.
UT Austin Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program
Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from UT Austin, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the bioengineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in bioengineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in bioengineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 12,920 | $167,280 |
Engineering Professors | 3,890 | $123,200 |
Biomedical Engineers | 900 | $100,680 |
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 Reid Sullivan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.