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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical engineering, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
  • Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioengineering majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

46% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in bioengineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870
Biomedical Engineers 1,340 $78,840

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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