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Boston University BS in Biomedical Engineering

143 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$65,131 Average Salary
$26,988 Average Student Debt

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 Boston University. 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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Rankings for the Boston U BS in Bio Engineering

#22 in the U.S
#4 in Massachusetts

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. Boston U was ranked #22 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for bio engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering3
Most Popular Colleges for Biomedical Engineering4
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering6
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering8
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools16
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools19
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools22
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)30
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates32
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering33
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering33
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)33
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans34
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)40
Most Focused Colleges for Biomedical Engineering40
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)41
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)43
Highest Paid Biomedical Engineering Graduates46
Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans48
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering53
Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges for Veterans53
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Biomedical Engineering Graduates57
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans58
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)71
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid)78
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k)93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid)94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering100
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid)103
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)113
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid)122
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k)134
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering142
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k)145
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering148
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k)178
Best Value Colleges for Biomedical Engineering190

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Bio Engineering from Boston U Cost?

$58,072 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,988 Average Student Debt

Boston U Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,854$56,854
Fees$1,218$1,218
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$16,640$16,640
On Campus Other Expenses$1,950$1,950

Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.

Boston U Bio Engineering BS Student Debt

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 Boston U in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $26,988 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,046.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Bio Engineering From Boston U?

$65,131 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Boston U make an average of $65,131 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $56,061.

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Does Boston U Offer an Online BS in Bio Engineering?

Online degrees for the Boston 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 Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Bio Engineering

143 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.1% Women
32.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 143 bachelor’s degrees in bio engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 60.1% of the students who received their BS in bio engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.9% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian31
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White63
International Students30
Other Races/Ethnicities8

BS in Bio Engineering Focus Areas at Boston U

Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering143

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomedical engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Engineering86
Electrical Engineering41
Mechanical Engineering160

View All Biomedical Engineering Related Majors >

References

*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.

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