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 The University of Texas at Austin. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UT Austin is in the top 10% of the country for bio engineering. More specifically it was ranked #17 out of 194 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,448 | $40,032 |
| Books and Supplies | $714 | $714 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,286 | $12,286 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,480 | $4,480 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Austin in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $25,127 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $22,046.
The median early career salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin is $68,778 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $56,061.
Online degrees for the UT Austin 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 UT Austin Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 48.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 56.5% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 52 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 131 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomedical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 168 |
| Architectural Engineering | 34 |
| Chemical Engineering | 180 |
| Civil Engineering | 144 |
| Electrical Engineering | 359 |
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*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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