Biomedical/Medical Engineering
198 colleges offer Biomedical/Medical Engineering in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $47,571, from $15,905 at the lowest program to $68,437 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $54,851 on average, from $35,386 at the lowest program to $74,716 at the highest.
Is a Biomedical/Medical Engineering degree worth it?
Across 102 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $55,043 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $47,762 and $62,176. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $47,261. Debt is 0.86x first-year earnings, which ranks 84th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 198
- Average Debt on Graduation: $47,571
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $54,851
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| National University of Ireland, Galway | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| City St George's, University of London | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| American University of Beirut | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Calgary | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dalhousie University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stanford University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Walla Walla University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Vermont | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rice University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of North Texas | Bachelor's Degree | $43,111 | No data | No data |
| LeTourneau University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Brown University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Widener University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Messiah University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Gannon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Duquesne University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bucknell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| George Fox University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oral Roberts University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Bachelor's Degree | $46,567 | No data | No data |
| Elon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Union College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Binghamton University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,077 | No data | No data |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cornell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Alfred University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The College of New Jersey | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dartmouth College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Jackson State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wayne State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Bachelor's Degree | $55,595 | No data | No data |
| Lawrence Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western New England University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tufts University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Harvard University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Endicott College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Louisiana Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Valparaiso University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Trine University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northern Illinois University | Bachelor's Degree | $21,499 | No data | No data |
| Loyola University Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Yale University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Trinity College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Hartford | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fairfield University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| San Jose State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| San Diego State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of the Pacific | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| National University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Baptist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Harding University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand Canyon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Alabama State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $56,549 | $35,386 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,002 |
| University of California-Merced | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,420 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | $26,501 | No data | $39,300 |
| Wichita State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,986 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,591 |
| Temple University | Bachelor's Degree | $68,437 | $66,705 | $41,801 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | $47,990 | $24,144 | $42,675 |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,178 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,433 |
| University of California-Riverside | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $28,182 | $43,664 |
| CUNY City College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,455 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,713 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $59,931 | No data | $45,073 |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | $59,931 | No data | $45,073 |
| University of California-San Diego | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,324 |
| Stony Brook University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,360 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $45,153 | $45,550 |
| University of Maine | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,688 |
| Rowan University | Bachelor's Degree | $47,019 | No data | $45,966 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,967 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,182 |
| George Mason University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,303 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,324 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,651 |
| University at Buffalo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,620 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,188 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,441 |
| University of Miami | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,570 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,944 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | $55,367 | No data | $48,979 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,887 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | $62,099 | $53,099 | $50,335 |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,727 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,892 |
| Syracuse University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,920 |
| University of California-Irvine | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $27,108 | $51,200 |
| Santa Clara University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $51,460 |
| University of California-Davis | Bachelor's Degree | $30,397 | No data | $51,679 |
| University of Iowa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $56,210 | $51,874 |
| University of Memphis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,463 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,608 |
| The Catholic University of America | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,024 |
| University of Southern California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $52,915 | $53,160 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor's Degree | $48,609 | $47,673 | $53,515 |
| Florida International University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,573 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,573 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,105 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,181 |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $37,864 | $54,462 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,490 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $56,000 | $55,595 |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | $42,909 | No data | $55,689 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $55,849 |
| University of Rochester | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $55,852 |
| Saint Louis University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $55,882 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $55,976 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | $35,646 | $18,911 | $56,023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,387 |
| Drexel University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $62,986 | $56,453 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,541 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $15,905 | No data | $57,237 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $40,347 | $57,498 |
| University of Louisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,069 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,612 |
| Vanderbilt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,939 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,753 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,873 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,280 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,434 |
| University of Utah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,458 |
| Northwestern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,519 |
| Boston University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $34,701 | $61,357 |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,677 | $61,791 |
| Lehigh University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $61,798 |
| University of Toledo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,047 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $55,445 | $48,063 | $62,219 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Bachelor's Degree | $55,445 | $48,063 | $62,219 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Bachelor's Degree | $55,445 | $48,063 | $62,219 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $55,445 | $48,063 | $62,219 |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor's Degree | $55,445 | $48,063 | $62,219 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,226 |
| Michigan Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,667 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $53,000 | $62,951 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,620 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $18,812 | $63,624 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,694 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,784 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $82,590 | $63,963 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,537 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,701 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,035 | No data | $66,107 |
| Marquette University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $31,939 | $66,407 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $60,414 | $36,972 | $67,345 |
| Duke University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,573 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $45,757 | $68,154 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,716 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $34,323 | $69,298 |
| George Washington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,299 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $46,849 | $72,746 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,773 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,716 |
| King's College London | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marshall University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hofstra University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Doane University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mississippi | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Regis College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stevenson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of South Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of the District of Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |