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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BS in Biomedical Engineering

102 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$62,508 Average Salary
$27,000 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 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 RPI BS in Bio Engineering

#25 in the U.S
#3 in New York

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. RPI was ranked #25 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for bio engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for RPI.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 7
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 7
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 14
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 20
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates 23
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 25
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools 25
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Popular Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 30
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 34
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates 41
Highest Paid Biomedical Engineering Graduates 41
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates 51
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 66
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 67
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 79
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 84
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 85
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 90
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 92
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 93
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 94
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 95
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 96
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 101
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 106
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 108
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 110
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 114
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 117
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 120
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 120
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 121
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 121
Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 122
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 122
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 126
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 134
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 136
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 140
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 140
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 141
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 144
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 145
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 149
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 173
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 184

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

$57,012 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

RPI Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at RPI was $2,320 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $55,600 $55,600
Fees $1,412 $1,412
Books and Supplies $1,250 $1,250
On Campus Room and Board $15,954 $15,954
On Campus Other Expenses $1,608 $1,608

Learn more about RPI tuition and fees.

RPI 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RPI in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,046.

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

$62,508 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from RPI make an average of $62,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $56,061.

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Does RPI Offer an Online BS in Bio Engineering?

Online degrees for the RPI 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 RPI Online Learning page.

RPI Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Bio Engineering

102 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
40.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 102 bachelor’s degrees in bio engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 52.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in bio engineering at RPI in 2019-2020, 40.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 56
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

BS in Bio Engineering Focus Areas at RPI

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 102

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 101
Chemical Engineering 109
Civil Engineering 70
Electrical Engineering 91
Engineering Science 1

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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