Biological Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in biological engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mizzou Biological Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Mizzou does offer online education options in biological engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Biological Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Engineering Student Demographics at Mizzou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological engineering majors at University of Missouri - Columbia.

Mizzou Biological Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in biological engineering from Mizzou in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a biological engineering master's degree from Mizzou, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Columbia with a master's in biological engineering.

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

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Biological Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Engineers	1,170	$86,850
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680
Biomedical Engineers	200	$75,150

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.