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 Illinois at Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in bio engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIC paid an average of $993 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $692 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
Online degrees for the UIC bio engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 37.5% of the bio engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 39.1%.
Around 18.8% of bio engineering doctor’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomedical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | 12 |
| Electrical Engineering | 14 |
| Materials Engineering | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 15 |
*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.