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Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Here is an overview of this program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #3 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highly for biomedical engineering, ranked #39 out of 170 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools	39 of 170
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in North Carolina	3 of 4
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	8 of 33

Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Degrees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The following degree levels are available for biomedical engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	148
Master’s	6
Doctoral	12

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill awarded 148 bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill holds a strong position among schools offering biomedical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #3 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

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

To complete a bachelor’s at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, biomedical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $15,000 in student loans. This is below $15,140, the typical median for all majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,019	$39,228
Fees	$1,975	$1,975

Learn more about University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 41% of biomedical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The largest share of biomedical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were White. Approximately 57% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	85
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	13

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill awarded 148 bachelor’s completions in bioengineering and biomedical engineering in the latest year of data — 59% to women and 41% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (57%).

• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #3
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #7
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #35

Graduate Study in Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Graduate study is also available at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Biomedical Engineering	6
Doctoral Degrees in Biomedical Engineering	12

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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