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 University of Akron Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 University of Akron Main Campus was ranked #148 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #7 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for University of Akron Main Campus.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at University of Akron Main Campus was $646 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $390 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,596 | $15,500 |
Fees | $2,265 | $2,265 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,296 | $12,296 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,520 | $2,520 |
Learn more about University of Akron Main Campus tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University of Akron Main Campus in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $22,500 in student debt. That is 2% higher than the national average of $22,046.
The median early career salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University of Akron Main Campus is $59,950 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $56,061.
University of Akron Main Campus does not offer an online option for its bio engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Akron Main Campus Online Learning page.
About 49.2% of the students who received their BS in bio engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 49.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.4% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at University of Akron Main Campus in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 42 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 61 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 4 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 20 |
Chemical Engineering | 81 |
Civil Engineering | 52 |
Computer Engineering | 34 |
*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.