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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in bio engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Georgia Tech paid an average of $1,215 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $586 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,064 | $29,140 |
| Fees | $2,194 | $2,194 |
The median early career salary of bio engineering students who receive their master’s degree from Georgia Tech is $77,087 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $67,875.
Georgia Tech does not offer an online option for its bio engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 46.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 45.7%.
Around 38.0% of bio engineering master’s degree recipients at Georgia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 50 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 141 |
| Chemical Engineering | 17 |
| Civil Engineering | 73 |
| Electrical Engineering | 395 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 4 |
*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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