Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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 Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Vanderbilt Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Vanderbilt, 100% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Civil 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Biomedical Engineers	440	$77,920

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.