by our College Data Analytics TeamWe'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, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UIC ranks in comparison to other schools with bio engineering programs.
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The bachelor's program at UIC was ranked #85 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #3 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Chicago handed out 70 bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering. This is an increase of 17% over the previous year when 60 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from UIC. This makes it the #21 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 10 students received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering in 2021, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $42,675. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UIC, bio engineering students borrow a median amount of $22,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $23,495.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the bio engineering program at UIC is $303 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in bio engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 26 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| White | 18 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
| Other Races | 6 |
The bio engineering program at UIC awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in bio engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 30 |
| Other Races | 0 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 222 |
| Electrical Engineering | 162 |
| Civil Engineering | 133 |
| Chemical Engineering | 85 |
| Industrial Engineering | 67 |
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