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Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 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.

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 students earned a master's degree in bio engineering from UCSD. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 37
International Students 94
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Biomedical Engineers 3,530 $101,210
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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