Biomedical Engineering Schools In Oregon
In Oregon, there are 3 accredited schools where biomedical engineering classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Oregon's biomedical engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in biomedical engineering includes biomedical engineering training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering
- PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering
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Professional Trends
Oregon Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment
| Oregon | 70 |
| National | 15,280 |
Of all of the biomedical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Oregon
| 40 | 50 | 70 | 80 | 70 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of biomedical engineering professionals is growing in Oregon. In Oregon, 30 more biomedical engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of biomedical engineering professionals has grown by 75%. This growth is faster than the national trend for biomedical engineering professionals which shows a 9% increase in the number of biomedical engineering professionals working around the nation.
Biomedical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Oregon
| $72,200 | $63,450 | $62,760 | $62,720 | $65,930 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by biomedical engineering professionals is decreasing in Oregon. The mean salary for biomedical engineering professionals in 2006 was $72,200 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $65,930 per year.
Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$53,210 |
25th percentile |
$57,040 |
50th percentile |
$62,820 |
75th percentile |
$70,170 |
90th percentile |
$88,850 |
This represents a 10% decline in salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Oregon, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of biomedical engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid biomedical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 67%
Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Oregon
Biochemistry |
$59,723 |
Biology |
$61,922 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$65,930 |
Engineering |
$72,708 |
Physics |
$103,290 |
In Oregon, biomedical engineering professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Biomedical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oregon
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
As the number of biomedical engineering professionals is increasing in Oregon state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Oregon state is also increasing. In Oregon, there were 24 graduates in 2006. And there were 33 graduates from biomedical engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 38% increase in the number of biomedical engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Oregon state. 25% of these graduates received an associate's degree in biomedical engineering.