Biomedical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UNR Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at University of Nevada - Reno.

UNR Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 bio engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mining 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Biomedical Engineers	30	$96,100

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.