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Colorado School of Mines BS in Biomedical Engineering

36 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$63,600 Average Salary
$25,751 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Biomedical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Colorado School of Mines. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Mines BS in Bio Engineering

#50 in the U.S
#1 in Colorado

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Mines was ranked #50 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.

Here are some of the other rankings for Mines.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 17
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates 30
Highest Paid Biomedical Engineering Graduates 30
Most Focused Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 32
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools 50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 51
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 57
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 84
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 88
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 90
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 104
Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 105
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 105
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 108
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 108
Most Popular Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 113
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 123
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 124
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 130
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 132
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 148

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Bio Engineering from Mines Cost?

$19,100 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,751 Average Student Debt

Mines Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mines paid an average of $1,245 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $555 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $16,650 $37,350
Fees $2,450 $2,450
Books and Supplies $1,500 $1,500
On Campus Room and Board $14,720 $14,720
On Campus Other Expenses $1,879 $1,879

Learn more about Mines tuition and fees.

Mines Bio Engineering BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Bio Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mines took out an average of $25,751 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $22,046.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Bio Engineering From Mines?

$63,600 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mines make an average of $63,600 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $56,061.

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Does Mines Offer an Online BS in Bio Engineering?

Online degrees for the Mines bio engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mines Online Learning page.

Mines Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Bio Engineering

36 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.1% Women
38.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 36 bachelor’s degrees in bio engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 61.1% of the students who received their BS in bio engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.9% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at Mines in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in Bio Engineering Focus Areas at Mines

Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 36

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomedical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 2
Chemical Engineering 104
Civil Engineering 67
Electrical Engineering 77
Engineering Physics 51

View All Biomedical Engineering Related Majors >

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.

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