by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 California - Davis. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 UC Davis was ranked #57 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #11 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Davis.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $3,155 | $3,155 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,178 | $1,178 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,238 | $17,238 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,638 | $4,638 |
Learn more about UC Davis tuition and fees.
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 UC Davis took out an average of $13,000 in student loans. That is 41% lower than the national average of $22,046.
bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Davis make an average of $52,941 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $56,061.
UC Davis 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 UC Davis Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 48.3% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at UC Davis in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 29 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 116 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 129 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 76 |
| Chemical Engineering | 130 |
| Civil Engineering | 146 |
| Computer Engineering | 100 |
*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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