Biomedical Engineering Schools In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 17 accredited biomedical engineering schools where biomedical engineering faculty who teach biomedical engineering classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in biomedical engineering in the state of Pennsylvania, which encompasses biomedical engineering training at the following levels:

Biomedical Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Biomedical Engineering
Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering
Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering
PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering

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Pennsylvania Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment

Pennsylvania	960
National	15,280

Of all of the biomedical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 6% work in Pennsylvania state.

Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
770	1,100	1,200	1,040	960

Yellow: Actual Values

Biomedical Engineering is a growing field in Pennsylvania. There were 190 more biomedical engineering professionals working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of biomedical engineering has grown by 25% in Pennsylvania. This growth is faster than the change in the number of biomedical engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of biomedical engineering professionals has grown by 9% from 2006 to 2010.

Biomedical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$73,620	$69,630	$72,470	$74,800	$82,590
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Pennsylvania, as the number of biomedical engineering professionals is growing, the salaries earned by biomedical engineering professionals are increasing. The mean salary for biomedical engineering professionals in 2006 was $73,620 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $82,590 per year.

Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$49,790
25th percentile	$61,090
50th percentile	$78,520
75th percentile	$103,060
90th percentile	$121,910

This represents a growth in salaries of 11%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 145% pay differential between the highest paid biomedical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Biochemistry	$78,997
Biology	$62,102
Biomedical Engineering	$82,590
Engineering	$72,788
Physics	$102,430

In Pennsylvania, biomedical engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Biomedical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania

associate	3
bachelor	11
master	11
doctor	8
Certificate	1
Total	34

The number of students graduating from the 17 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In 2006, 368 students graduated from biomedical engineering courses in Pennsylvania. And in 2010, 520 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of biomedical engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 41%. 32% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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The number of biomedical engineering faculty, growth in the field of biomedical engineering academia and biomedical engineering faculty salaries in Pennsylvania, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching biomedical engineering courses to students at the certificate in biomedical engineering, associates degree in biomedical engineering, bachelors degree in biomedical engineering, masters degree in biomedical engineering, and doctoral degree in biomedical engineering levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future biomedical engineering faculty in A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.