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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Wayne State University

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Wayne State University

Every bioengineering & 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 bioengineering program at Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wayne State offers distance education options for bioengineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wayne State Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

53% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from Wayne State, 63% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in bioengineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 10,460 $132,810
Engineering Professors 1,640 $106,740
Biomedical Engineers 360 $79,650

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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