Biomedical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UMCP Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from UMCP in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Agricultural 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160
Biomedical Engineers	670	$100,200

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.