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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UMN Twin Cities was ranked #59 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMN Twin Cities.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $1,216 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $512 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,318 | $31,616 |
Fees | $1,709 | $1,709 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,358 | $10,358 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,442 | $2,442 |
Learn more about UMN Twin Cities tuition and fees.
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 UMN Twin Cities in Bio Engineering walked away with an average of $25,250 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $22,046.
bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities make an average of $61,020 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $56,061.
UMN Twin Cities does not offer an online option for its bio engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 52.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Around 18.9% of bio engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 66 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 90 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 76 |
Agricultural Engineering | 44 |
Chemical Engineering | 115 |
Civil Engineering | 49 |
Computer Engineering | 67 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.