Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering at University of California-Merced

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UC Merced. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #15 out of 16 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

UC Merced Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Rankings

#134 in the U.S.

#18 in California

College Factual ranks UC Merced as a strong choice for biomedical engineering, placing at #134 out of 170 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	134 of 170
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California	18 of 19

Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Degrees at UC Merced

Here is each degree level available for biomedical engineering at UC Merced, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	30

UC Merced Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Merced handed out 30 bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Merced is a solid choice among schools offering biomedical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #15 out of 16 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	15
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	19
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121

Salary of Biomedical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$82,725 Bachelor's Median Salary

Biomedical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UC Merced report a median salary of $82,725 a year. This is above $62,823, the median for all majors at UC Merced.

Student Debt of Biomedical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$21,234 Bachelor's Median Debt

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UC Merced, biomedical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $21,234 in student loans. This is higher than $18,613, the typical median for all majors at UC Merced.

Student debt for Biomedical Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at UC Merced

UC Merced Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$14,653 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$21,234 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$2,393	$2,393

Find out more about UC Merced tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biomedical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

The majority of biomedical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Merced were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 77% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Merced with a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Biomedical Engineering majors at University of California-Merced

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UC Merced granted 30 bachelor’s degrees in bioengineering and biomedical engineering recently — 47% to women and 53% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (77%).

Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #15
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #19
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #121

References

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