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 Utah. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at U of U was ranked #93 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at U of U paid an average of $807 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $235 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,412 | $26,017 |
Fees | $1,203 | $1,203 |
Books and Supplies | $1,322 | $1,322 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,201 | $10,201 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,140 | $4,140 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at U of U in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 32% lower than the national average of $22,046.
The median early career salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from U of U is $58,673 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $56,061.
Online degrees for the U of U 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 U of U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.7% of the bio engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in bio engineering at U of U in 2019-2020, 37.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 50 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
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 | 83 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 2 |
Chemical Engineering | 65 |
Civil Engineering | 48 |
Computer Engineering | 39 |
Electrical Engineering | 46 |
*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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