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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

105 Bachelor's Degrees
20 Master's Degrees
5 Doctor's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how RPI ranks in comparison to other schools with bioengineering programs.

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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available at RPI

RPI Bioengineering Rankings

The bachelor's program at RPI was ranked #52 on College Factual's Best Schools for bioengineering list. It is also ranked #3 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduates 13
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduates 21
Highest Paid Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduates 24
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduates 44
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools 52
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 53
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 56
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 83
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 84
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 85
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 91
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 92
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 93
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 95
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 95
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 97
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 98
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 98
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 100
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 100
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 101
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 109
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 111
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 112
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 112
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 116
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 118
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 121
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 123
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 129
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 130
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 131
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 132
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 133
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 136
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (With Aid) 156
Best Value Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 167

Popularity of Bioengineering at RPI

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute handed out 105 bachelor's degrees in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. This is an increase of 3% over the previous year when 102 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in bioengineering from RPI. This makes it the #55 most popular school for bioengineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in bioengineering in 2021, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioengineering Student Diversity at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioengineering majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in bioengineering from RPI in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at RPI are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in bioengineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 62
Non-Resident Aliens 5
Other Races 9

RPI Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 20 bioengineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RPI, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 55% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in bioengineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 1

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